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

"Today we shared a difficult decision with our team," Jack Dorsey, Block's co-founder and CEO, wrote in a letter to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jack Dorsey’s Block to Lay Off 40% of Its Workforce in AI Remake

The company said the plan would cost it $450 million to $500 million in expenses and severance.

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 ...