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The end: Note block end battle

Note block attacks echo across the End as music-based combat reaches its peak. Iran reacts to California surprise attack reports El Niño coming this summer, says NOAA in update; what does that mean ...
Digital Trends

X finally lets you block Grok AI from modifying your photos, but the fix falls short

X has added a new option that appears to let users block Grok from editing photos they share on the platform. The control, introduced in the X app, is labeled “block modifications by Grok” and is ...
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. The texts poured in. “WOW.” “WILD.” “Bloodbath.” As the former head of communications, ...
Los Angeles Times

AI-washing: How companies like Block may use AI as a layoff excuse

When Block Inc. laid off nearly half its staff last week, co-founder Jack Dorsey offered a seemingly simple explanation: Artificial intelligence was allowing the company to do more with fewer ...
Forbes

Block Lays Off 40% Of Staff And Blames It On AI. Don’t Buy The Excuse.

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 ...
CoinDesk

Analysis: Block’s retreat to 2019 scale could be a hint of deeper shifts in payments economics

Fintech company Block is shrinking back toward its pre-pandemic size, cutting staff to about 6,000 from a Covid-era peak of over 10,000, compared with just 3,800 in 2019. CEO Jack Dorsey says AI ...
AOL

The Lost Art of Writing a Note by Hand

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This story originally appeared in the Big Black Book newsletter. Sign up here. There are so many digital ...
WEAU

Block by Block, Inc. shares statement on Downtown Street Ambassador Program ending in Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Block by Block, Inc. is sharing a statement on the City of Eau Claire Downtown Street Ambassador Program ending. Block by Block, Inc. is based in Louisville, KY. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
New York Post

Creep sends fourth Nancy Guthrie ransom note to TMZ — and founder Harvey Levin makes the writer an offer

A fourth note has been sent to TMZ by somebody claiming to know what happened to Nancy Guthrie and demanding confidential payment for their information — with the outlet’s founder, Harvey Levin, ...