In September, payments firm Block Inc.XYZ0.64%increase; green up pointing triangle gathered 8,000 of its employees from around the globe to California for an extravaganza celebrating the company’s ...

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Seven former Block workers say they used AI to varying degrees and weren't convinced it would replace them. CEO Jack Dorsey's decision to cut the workforce in half came as a shock. AI-driven layoffs ...

Payments company Block announced it’s laying off 40% of its staff. According to Chairman and founder Jack Dorsey: “This decision comes from a position of strength. Intelligence tools have changed what ...

BANGKOK — Shares in the financial technology company Block soared more than 20% in premarket trading Friday after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 plus employees, ...

Block's 'audacious' move ignites debate over whether the company is using AI as an excuse to walk back reckless hiring Block is the parent company of Square and the Cash App. Block's stock is ...

Jack Dorsey announced major layoffs at Block, cutting nearly half of its workforce. Dorsey said AI was behind the cuts, and the company's stock rose over 20% in after-hours trading. Tech and VC ...

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App, and Afterpay, has joined the growing list of tech firms blaming artificial intelligence for sweeping job cuts. On Thursday, founder and CEO Jack Dorsey ...

Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes. On Thursday, Dorsey announced that Block, the payments company he founded that operates Square, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Fintech company Block said Thursday that it’s cutting more than 4,000 workers or nearly half of its workforce as ...

Block Inc. (Nasdaq: XYZ), Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin-centric fintech company reported the financial results for Q4 2025 on Feb. 26. The company generated adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.65 on ...

Shares of Block are surging in after-hours as the company said it will cut more than 4,000 employees. Block, Inc. will cut more than 4,000 employees, reducing its workforce by nearly half as the ...