First phase of new walkable, mixed-use district breaks ground in EaDo as project lands first key tenant

A collection vintage warehouses in Houston's East Downtown neighborhood are set for a major transformation, as a long-planned ...

Himachal: Landslide blocks Bagheigarh-Chanju road in Chamba, wet spell likely from Thursday

The hillside suddenly collapsed near Chursiyo, resulting in a massive landslide that completely closed the road. A video of the incident shows a large amount of rocks and debris tumbling down from the ...

What the Tech? How to block spam calls and texts

At least a few times a month, I get an email from a viewer asking the same question: how do I stop spam calls and texts from ...

Future uncertain in New Caledonia after French MPs block reform plan

French lawmakers rejected the government’s constitutional reform for New Caledonia on Thursday, casting doubt over the plan’s ...
AOL

Block employee says the company dangled a 75% pay raise to get her to stay after layoffs — but she decided to quit

Survived the Block layoffs? You might be getting a hefty retention package, including a bonus. Naoko Takeda was a data scientist at Block's Cash App for two years, per LinkedIn. After over 4,000 of ...
AOL

I talked to one of the laid-off Block employees. He gave me a sobering warning.

In late 2022, when ChatGPT was first blowing everyone's minds, Kenji didn't really get it. Sure, it did some pretty cool things. But so had plenty of other generative AI models he'd tinkered with over ...
The New York Times

I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem.

Mr. Zamost was the head of communications, policy and people at Square, now known as Block, from 2015 to 2020. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...
CoinTelegraph

Stablecoin donations grow as ‘crypto philanthropy’ matures: Report

Fundraising platform Giving Block said it facilitated more than $100 million in total crypto donations to charities in 2025, a surge possibly aided by a change in US laws. The cryptocurrency ...
Reuters

Block shares soar as Dorsey leans on AI to trim workforce

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Block (XYZ.N), opens new tab shares soared more than 16% on Friday after the fintech firm announced it would nearly halve its workforce as part of an overhaul to embed artificial ...
TechSpot

Jack Dorsey says AI is driving Block's massive layoffs as 4,000+ roles are cut

What just happened? Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, is eliminating over 4,000 jobs at his payments company, Block. In a depressingly familiar repeat of what we've previously ...
Engadget

Block, the parent of Square and Cash App, is laying off over 4,000 people

Block is the latest business to announce layoffs, with the operator of payment platforms Square and Cash App opting to cut jobs in favor of using more AI tools. The financial tech company, helmed by ...
The New York Times

Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.

About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Block, ...