Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count. Shares of the payment company skyrocketed as much as 24% in extended trading. It was last seen up nearly ...

Block XYZ3.28%increase; green up pointing triangle, the payments company founded by Jack Dorsey that includes Square and Cash App, said Thursday that it plans to lay off 40% of its workforce, or more ...

Block, the parent company of payment apps Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off more than 40 percent of its staff, pointing to recent advancements in artificial intelligence that are “enabling ...

Block, the parent company of payment apps Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off more than 40 percent of its staff, pointing to recent advancements in AI that are “enabling a new way of working.

Payments processing company Block is laying off 40% of its 10,000-person staff, CEO Jack Dorsey said in a memo. The tech company, which makes the Square payments product and Cash App, is downsizing ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Block is the latest business to announce layoffs, with the operator of payment platforms Square and Cash App opting to cut jobs in ...

The CEO of Block, Inc., announced layoffs of about half its workforce on Feb. 26, citing AI as the reason for the large cuts and warning the tech industry of a larger push towards AI. Jack Dorsey, CEO ...

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