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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.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Block currently employs around ...