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, 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 ...
The Conversation

Moltbook: AI bots use social network to create religions and deal digital drugs – but are some really humans in disguise?

David Reid does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Durango Herald

Vance says US seeks to create a critical minerals trading block with its allies to counter China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies that will use tariffs to maintain price floors and defend against China’s tactic of flooding ...
Ars Technica

Russian drones use Starlink, but Ukraine has plan to block their Internet access

Ukraine and SpaceX say they recently collaborated to stop strikes by Russian drones using Starlink and will soon block all unregistered use of Starlink terminals in an attempt to stop Russia’s ...
kyivindependent

Ukraine sees 'real results' from blocking Russia’s Starlink use, defense minister says

A Starlink system to receive internet is positioned on the frontline in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Dec. 28, 2023. (Pierre Crom/Getty Images) Editor's note: The story was updated to include additional ...