Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs

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Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs

CEO Jack Dorsey said 4,000 employees would be laid off as the fintech company, which owns Cash App, embraces AI Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Fintech company Block announced that it would be laying off 4,000 of its 10,000 employees because of gains in AI productivity. “Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company,” Jack Dorsey, Block’s CEO, said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. “We’re already seeing it inter...

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First report: The Guardian · 27 Feb, 17:11|Full coverage: 2 · 16m|Window: 16m

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Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs

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Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs

Jack Dorsey, fundador de Twitter, anuncia que despedirá al 40% de los empleados de Block por la IA y las acciones se disparan hasta un 20%

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