Ken Block, a two-time candidate for governor, has announced he is running again as an independent. Block previously ran for governor in 2010 with the Moderate Party and as a Republican in 2014. He was ...

Block cut 4,000 of its staff in February as part of its AI-driven pivot. A new post by Block's Jack Dorsey has shed light on how the company and others might operate in the future. Block co-founder ...

A panel of executives offer a data-centric view of the economy, focusing on consumer health, labor-market shifts and the integration of AI at companies. Photo: Nikki Ritcher for WSJ PALO ALTO, ...

Block has rehired at least four laid-off employees, according to LinkedIn posts. One engineer said he was rehired after his layoff was deemed a "clerical error ...

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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 ...

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Jack Dorsey isn’t wasting any time. The chairman and co-founder of Block XYZ-0.26%decrease; red down pointing triangle is cutting 40% of the payments company’s workforce, or more than 4,000 employees, ...

Jack Dorsey believes A.I. will force most companies to rethink headcount, and he’s acting before the market does. MARCO BELLO/AFP via Getty Images Block, the parent company of Square and Cash App, has ...

Block, Jack Dorsey's payments company, will cut 4,000 of its 10,000 workers as it embraces AI. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick says it's "time we got better answers" to questions about what jobs the technology ...

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The company will shrink by more than 4,000 jobs. The company will shrink by more than 4,000 jobs. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly ...