CNBC

Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum result that boosted Democrats' election hopes

Virginia voted by a narrow margin on Tuesday to adopt temporary congressional maps that will likely favor Democrats. A Virginia circuit court judge issued an order blocking the results of the ...
The Guardian

Bernie Sanders’ effort to block US weapons sales to Israel fails in Senate

Senator’s fourth attempt for resolutions fails, but votes show growing appetite among Democrats to impose limits Bernie Sanders on Wednesday led a failed effort to block the sale of bombs and ...
TechSpot

Russia's attempt to block VPNs is causing widespread banking outages

What just happened? Russian authorities are working hard to tighten control over the internet. Roskomnadzor recently began blocking Telegram, but users continue to access the platform via VPNs. The ...
The Atlantic

A Private Company Wants to Block the Sun, Responsibly

The world’s first major private geoengineering start-up must have known it’d have skeptics. The basic premise—dimming the sun to artificially cool the planet—has been called reckless by scientists and ...
coincentral

Block Rehires Select Employees After Layoffs as AI Shift Reshapes Workforce Strategy

Block rehiring select staff after cutting 4,000+ jobs, as AI-driven restructuring reduced the workforce by nearly 40% in 2026. Block rehired at least 4 employees after cutting over 4,000 roles in ...
Business Insider

A small number of Block employees say they were rehired after layoffs

Block has rehired at least four laid-off employees, according to LinkedIn posts. One engineer said he was rehired after his layoff was deemed a "clerical error ...
NBC News

Senate blocks resolution that would have restricted Trump's war in Iran

WASHINGTON — The GOP-led Senate on Wednesday rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military action against Iran. Subscribe to read ...
The New York Times

I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem.

Mr. Zamost was the head of communications, policy and people at Square, now known as Block, from 2015 to 2020. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...
Forbes

Block Fired 40% of its People. Wall St. Cheered. It’s Just the Start.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how AI will impact people, business and society. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...
Business Insider

Jack Dorsey just laid off 40% of staff. He said he's still hiring AI engineers.

Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block cut 40% of its workforce on Thursday. Dorsey said the company saw weeks' worth of engineering work done in a fraction of the time. The company still expects to hire ...
Reuters

Jack Dorsey’s Block to cut nearly half its workforce in AI overhaul, shares surge

Block to cut over 4,000 jobs CEO says AI has changed how a company is run Stock surges 25% after market Analysts call cuts a "seminal moment" in AI era Feb 26 (Reuters) - Block (XYZ.N), opens new tab ...