35 days ago

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber stepping back, former WordPress parent chief Toni Schneider named interim boss ⊕

found 2026 › Mar › 09 (Mon) @ 22:07 UTC

Bluesky was born out of Twitter by Jack Dorsey in 2019 and rose to popularity as an alternative to X after Elon Musk's acquisition.

37 days ago

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

found 2026 › Mar › 08 (Sun) @ 13:09 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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 ho…

41 days ago

Can AI do 40% of your job? Block’s Jack Dorsey thinks so ⊖

found 2026 › Mar › 03 (Tue) @ 16:27 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Jack Dorsey to cut 4,000 workers at Block amid AI advances – but specters such as weak crypto market haunt company

Jack Dorsey cited AI as the driving force behind cutting 40% of his company’s employe…

45 days ago

Are Jack Dorsey's aggressive job cuts the start of an AI jobs apocalypse? Economists weigh in ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 27 (Fri) @ 19:54 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

Economists question whether such moves signal a broader shift in the labor market or simply reflect company-specific adjustments.

Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs ○

found 2026 › Feb › 27 (Fri) @ 17:36 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

CEO Jack Dorsey said 4,000 employees would be laid off as the fintech company, which owns Cash App, embraces AI

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46 days ago

Opinion: Block's layoffs might just be the biggest story of a tumultuous week. Here's why ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 27 (Fri) @ 11:46 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

Block, Jack Dorsey's payments company, will cut 6,000 of its 10,000 workers as it embraces AI. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick says it's the biggest story of the week.

12 months ago

Jack Dorsey’s Block to lay off nearly 1,000 workers in another reorganization ○

found 2025 › Mar › 26 (Wed) @ 00:27 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Fintech firm, operating CashApp, Square and Tidal, to close nearly 800 open jobs in second such move in just over a year

Block, Jack Dorsey’s financial technology company, plans to let go almost 1,000…