Hartford Courant

A CT town is powerless to block solar arrays. What it plans to do next.

After state regulators rejected East Windsor’s argument that it’s carrying way too much of the burden of Connecticut’s solar energy industry, the town is preparing to appeal the approval of a highly ...
The Guardian

Current and former Block workers say AI can’t do their jobs after Jack Dorsey’s mass layoffs: ‘You can’t really AI that’

The CEO said he cut the company’s workforce by 4,000 people – almost in half – because of gains in AI productivity Mark remembers the first time he wondered whether he was teaching Block’s AI tools ...
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 ...
The Hill

Block laying off 40 percent of staff, citing AI advancements

Block, the parent company of payment apps Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off more than 40 percent of its staff, pointing to recent advancements in AI that are “enabling a new way of working.
MarketWatch

Block plans to lay off nearly half its staff in ‘deliberate and bold’ embrace of AI

Block, the parent company of Square and the Cash App, is conducting a major reorganization in the age of artificial intelligence, and investors are rewarding the move. The payment-technology company ...
TechCrunch

Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next

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, ...
Business Insider

Jack Dorsey says he's cutting nearly half of his staff — 4,000 jobs — at Block. Read the memo.

Block lays off over 4,000 employees, cutting its workforce by nearly half, CEO Jack Dorsey said. Jack Dorsey emphasized a shift toward smaller teams and intelligence tools at Block. Read the lengthy ...
CNBC

Block shares soar as much as 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count. Shares of the payment company skyrocketed as much as 24% in extended trading. It was last seen up nearly ...
CNN

Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting its staff by 40%. The reason: “intelligence tools,” according to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey. Dorsey thinks ...
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, ...
Wired

Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block

Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily. “Morale is probably the worst I’ve ...