State seeks partner for 400-unit housing project at Baltimore Metro station

Maryland officials issued a request for qualifications this week to transform 9 acres of state-owned land in Northwest ...

What do people think of Kanye West being blocked from entering the UK?

This summer's Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK.

Inside the $20M overhaul of a single West Baltimore block

Work is in full swing this spring to overhaul and redevelop rowhomes on the block that will be put up for sale. Melody ...

Block sees lowest interest from short sellers in March among crypto firms with over $2B market cap

Among crypto stocks with a market cap of more than $2B, application software firms witnessed the highest short interest in the previous month. CleanSpark ( CLSK) continued to lead the list with short ...
Fox News

Dem senators call to fund DHS after voting to block it 4 times amid shutdown fight

Senate Democrats say they want to end the government shutdown but have repeatedly blocked GOP attempts to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as they push for immigration enforcement ...
Futurism

Jack Dorsey Isn’t Telling the Real Story About Block’s AI Layoffs, Insider Says

Twitter founder and Block Inc (formerly Square) CEO Jack Dorsey announced late last month that his fintech venture was making “one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company” by “reducing ...
Los Angeles Times

AI-washing: How companies like Block may use AI as a layoff excuse

When Block Inc. laid off nearly half its staff last week, co-founder Jack Dorsey offered a seemingly simple explanation: Artificial intelligence was allowing the company to do more with fewer ...
Business Insider

Here is how Block's severance package compares to other tech companies in past layoffs

Jack Dorsey's Block is laying off nearly half of its employees, equivalent to about 4,000 jobs. The financial services company has earned some praise for its severance package. Here's how it compares ...
New York Post

Block shares spike 20% after Jack Dorsey orders sweeping layoffs to ride AI wave

Financial tech firm Block’s stock surged as much as 20% in Friday trading after its billionaire CEO Jack Dorsey revealed plans for sweeping layoffs and a full embrace of AI tools. Dorsey, best known ...
Forbes

Block Lays Off 40% Of Staff And Blames It On AI. Don’t Buy The Excuse.

Payments company Block announced it’s laying off 40% of its staff. According to Chairman and founder Jack Dorsey: “This decision comes from a position of strength. Intelligence tools have changed what ...
Morningstar

Block says AI will let it cut more than 4,000 jobs. Some argue that's not the whole story.

Block's 'audacious' move ignites debate over whether the company is using AI as an excuse to walk back reckless hiring Block is the parent company of Square and the Cash App. Block's stock is ...
Los Angeles Times

Block to cut more than 4,000 jobs amid AI disruption of the workplace

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Fintech company Block said Thursday that it’s cutting more than 4,000 workers or nearly half of its workforce as ...