Block Inc slashes 40% of its staff as Jack Dorsey pushes ‘smaller, flatter’ AI strategy

Jason Shubnell / theblock - Block is reducing its staff from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000, Dorsey said in a note to the company.

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AI-driven mass layoffs — Dorsey's companywide reset

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Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble

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Block Inc slashes 40% of its staff as Jack Dorsey pushes ‘smaller, flatter’ AI strategy

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Market rallies: stock surge after layoffs announced

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Jack Dorsey’s fintech outfit Block announces 40% layoffs, blames AI, gets 23% stock bump

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Block shares soar 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

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Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI

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Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same

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Layoffs at Block

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In a lengthy post on X, Dorsey stated that he made the decision to cut jobs after realising how small teams and intelligence tools have enabled a “new way of working” that “fundamentally changes” things.

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Jack Dorseys Block lays off nearly half of workforce due to AI

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block cuts nearly half of its staff in ai gamble, citing need for "artificial general intelligence" https://www.theverge.com/tech/885710/jack-dorsey-block-layoffs-job-cuts-ai

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