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More Tech Layoffs: Jack Dorsey Cuts Block’s Workforce Nearly in Half, Blames AI

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Block cuts 4,000 jobs as Jack Dorsey pivots to an AI-driven model despite rising profits, signaling a broader tech shift toward smaller AI-powered teams.The post More Tech Layoffs: Jack Dorsey Cuts Block’s Workforce Nearly in Half, Blames AI appeared firs…

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American Express Shares Plunge 8% as Block’s AI-Driven Workforce Cuts Trigger Sector Alarm

6 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Co-Author of Citrini AI Report Warns of ‘Scary Situation’ for White-Collar Labor After Block Laid Off 4,000 Workers

7 days / reddit / /u/Secure_Persimmon8369

Jack Dorsey made the loudest case yet that AI is already replacing jobs

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Block Strategy Points to AI Shaping Corporate Infrastructure

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Block’s Square unit stands to gain most from Dorsey’s AI pivot, analysts say

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More Tech Layoffs: Jack Dorsey Cuts Block’s Workforce Nearly in Half, Blames AI

7 days / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Jack Dorsey lays off 4,000, says others will do same 'within the next year'

7 days / reddit / /u/abrownn

The problem with Dorsey's Block layoffs and the veiled nature of AI productivity growth

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Perplexity’s new Computer is another bet that users need many AI models

Tim Fernholz / techcrunch - Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, "unifies every current AI capability into a single system."


Industry races: multi-agent startups, Chinese models, and multimodal rivals

DeepSeek to Release V4 Multimodal Model Next Week with Native Image, Video, and Text Generation Support

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Following Seedance 2.0, Another Chinese Full-Modal Video Model Enters Artificial Analysis Top 2

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Tec-Do Holdings Files for Hong Kong IPO, Poised to Become "Multi-Agent First Stock"

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Chinese Models Top OpenRouter Token Rankings as Agent Scenarios Emerge as New Frontier

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OTHER: Model auditing reveals systematic biases across major LLMs

I used steelman prompting to audit bias across six major LLMs. The default-to-steelman gap was consistent and measurable.

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Perplexity unveils Computer and high-performance embeddings, orchestrating multi-model workflows

Perplexity Announces 'Computer,' an AI Agent That Assigns Work To Other AI Agent

7 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Perplexity’s ‘Computer’ wasn’t always planned

7 days / semafor / Rachyl Jones

Perplexity launches Computer, wants AI to run tasks for months, not minutes

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Perplexity launches high-performance embedding models

7 days / testingcatalog / Erin

Perplexity’s new Computer is another bet that users need many AI models

7 days / techcrunch / Tim Fernholz

Perplexity Computer assigns tasks to AI agents

7 days / techzine / Berry Zwets

Finance techie says they cloned Bloomberg's $30k-a-year Terminal with Perplexity's Computer — project draws both praise and sizable skepticism

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Perplexity open-sources embedding models that match Google and Alibaba at a fraction of the memory cost

6 days / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19889 / 13 stories in 7 days


Block cuts nearly half its workforce as Dorsey credits AI, but the real reasons predate the hype

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Jack Dorsey blames AI for cutting nearly half of Block's workforce. But a closer look at the company's history of overhiring and structural problems tells a different story.The article Block cuts nearly half its workforce as Dorsey credits AI, but the rea…


Breaking: Block slashes staff 40%, Dorsey defends AI pivot

Dorsey swings the axe at Block in “extreme step” to “replace human labor with compute power”

7 days / sherwood / Matt Phillips

Block Lays Off 4,000 (of 10,000) Employees

7 days / cnbc / John Gruber

Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools

7 days / arstechnica / Peter Wells and Akila Quinio, Financial Times

Jack Dorsey says AI is driving Block's massive layoffs as 4,000+ roles are cut

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Morning Minute: Jack Dorsey Slashes 40% of Block's Jobs Due to AI

7 days / decrypt / Tyler Warner

How Jack Dorsey Explained Cutting Almost Half of Block’s Staff

7 days / wsj / Ben Dummett

Jack Dorsey’s Block to slash staff by 40% over AI progress

7 days / semafor / Tom Chivers


Corporate fallout: CFOs and finance teams rethink operations

Block job cuts prompt CFO AI questions

7 days / paymentsdive / Adam Zaki


Critics: ‘AI excuse’ covers COVID-era overhiring and restructuring

Dorsey’s ‘AI Transformation’ Triggers Block Surge And ‘AI Washing’ Skepticism

7 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

Jack Dorsey’s Block Cut Half Its Staff, and He Says Other Tech Firms Will Follow Soon

7 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Block's 24% Stock Jump Will Cost More Jobs Than Its AI Ever Could

7 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Jack Dorsey's Block lays off 4,000 and blames AI. Is it just a convenient excuse?

7 days / qz / Catherine Baab

Jack Dorsey makes a grim prediction about the future of work as he lays off 4,000 Block employees in AI push

7 days / fastcompany / Sarah Fielding

Opinion: Block's layoffs might just be the biggest story of a tumultuous week. Here's why

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Block cuts nearly half its workforce as Dorsey credits AI, but the real reasons predate the hype

7 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian


Markets roar: stock surges, futures fall, analysts upgrade

Block (XYZ) Receives Upgraded Price Targets Following Major Workforce Restructuring

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Stock Futures Tumble as Block’s Massive AI-Driven Layoffs Shake Wall Street

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Netflix drops its WBD bid, Block layoffs, Anthropic's DOD deadline and more in Morning Squawk

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Block soars after announcing 40% workforce cut amid AI push

7 days / sherwood / Hyunsoo Rim


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Jack Dorsey’s Block Cut Half Its Staff, and He Says Other Tech Firms Will Follow Soon https://gizmodo.com/jack-dorseys-block-cut-half-its-staff-and-he-says-other-tech-firms-will-follow-soon-2000727594

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In a 600-word X post, Jack Dorsey justifies his decision to lay off 40% of Block’s workforce

7 days / fastcompany / Pavithra Mohan

Jack Dorsey’s Block to slash staff by 40% over AI progress www.semafor.com/article/02/2...

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