Top 5 things to do in Sarasota area this weekend include festivals

Festivals featuring sharks teeth and films, an outdoor concert with fireworks, and more things to do this weekend in the ...

On a New Kids on the Block cruise, Emma Straub found a way past grief

Emma Straub wrote her 2022 novel “This Time Tomorrow” — about a woman who is able to return to her 16th birthday and spend time with her father as a healthy young man — as her own father’s health was ...
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 ...
Time

Block’s layoffs are an outlier. Their influence might not be.

When Jack Dorsey announced last week that his fintech company Block was laying off 40% of its workforce due to AI, I immediately thought of two other newsmaking tech CEOs: Elon Musk laying off 80% of ...
Business Insider

Inside Block's AI push that ended in pink slips

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 ...
New York Post

Block shares spike 20% after Jack Dorsey orders sweeping layoffs to ride AI wave

Financial tech firm Block’s stock surged as much as 20% in Friday trading after its billionaire CEO Jack Dorsey revealed plans for sweeping layoffs and a full embrace of AI tools. Dorsey, best known ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wired

I Tried H&R Block’s Assisted and DIY Tax Services. Here’s Who’ll Benefit From It

Filing taxes is a pain. Here’s how H&R Block DIY and Assisted performed against other services I tested. I've been through the wringer with my taxes the past couple of years. Last year, I was a ...