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

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting its staff by 40%. The reason: “intelligence tools,” according to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.

About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its ...

Buterin outlines 4-year roadmap to speed up and quantum-proof Ethereum

Ethereum plans to cut block time to 2 seconds and finality to 16 seconds, with quantum resistance across seven forks by 2029.

Block, Inc. (XYZ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining our fourth quarter 2025 earnings call. Today's call will be 45 minutes. We have Jack and Amrita with us today, along with Owen Jennings, our business lead; and Nick ...