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from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Block Jumps 6% as Strong Q4 Results, Job Cuts, Analyst Upgrades Reignite Investor Interest

Block stock surged 6% after strong Q4 results, workforce reduction, and analyst support, indicating a leaner, more focused company.
Remote teams
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Jack Dorsey Says His Employees Have Stopped Bringing Slide Decks to Meetings. Here's What They Show Up With Instead.

Block CEO Jack Dorsey states employees now present AI-created prototypes in meetings instead of slide decks, enhancing realism and adaptability.
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fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago
Tech industry

Goodbye, middle managers. Hello, 'player-coaches' and 'org leads.'

Meta and Block are redefining managerial roles to embrace AI, with Meta introducing 'org leads' and Block using 'player-coaches'.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Jack Dorsey outlines how AI will change Block's org chart and replace managers with 'player-coaches'

Jack Dorsey aims to integrate AI deeply into Block, restructuring roles and reducing reliance on traditional management.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

Jack Dorsey says he wants 6,000 Block employees reporting straight to him

Dorsey outlined a new AI-forward vision for his payments processing company, stating that large language models will switch up the company's org chart. He expressed a desire for a structure where everyone reports to him, aiming for a maximum distance of two to three layers between himself and employees.
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Media industry
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Video: Block Uses A.I. as Excuse for Laying off 40% of the Company

Block laid off nearly 40% of its employees, citing changes in the business environment despite claiming financial strength.
fromFuturism
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Jack Dorsey's New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI

Media industry
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Video: Block Uses A.I. as Excuse for Laying off 40% of the Company

Block laid off nearly 40% of its employees, citing changes in the business environment despite claiming financial strength.
fromFuturism
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Jack Dorsey's New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI

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Cryptocurrency
fromFortune
4 months ago

New Cash App features let users send and receive stablecoins, pay merchants in Bitcoin | Fortune

Cash App will enable users to send and receive stablecoins, converting between stablecoins and dollars via user-specific blockchain addresses, with rollout early next year.
fromWIRED
10 months ago

Jack Dorsey's Block Made an AI Agent to Boost Its Own Productivity

At a company-wide hackathon this month, developers at Block built a dizzying number of prototype tools including a database debugger, a program for identifying duplicated code, and an app that automates Bitcoin support.
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