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 ...

The United Kingdom is blocking the Trump administration from using its military air bases for a possible attack on Iran over concerns that a strike could violate international law. A report by The ...

Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily. “Morale is probably the worst I’ve ...

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Square, Block’s seller-focused segment, now enables payment acceptance using a dominant cryptocurrency. This move immediately targets a sizable customer base of millions of U.S. merchants. This top ...

As Meta heads to trial in the state of New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation, the company is making an aggressive push to have certain information excluded from ...

About 25 members of Indivisible Brooklyn, an all-volunteer grassroots group that organizes actions and events to promote justice and hold elected officials accountable, braved freezing temperatures on ...

The clock is Tikking on tweens’ social media use. Amid government-sponsored social media clampdowns, TikTok is rolling out a new AI-powered age-detection tech across Europe that allows it to identify ...

The California Privacy Protection Agency kicked off 2026 by launching a tool that state residents can use to make data brokers delete and stop selling their personal ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. The California Privacy Protection Agency kicked off 2026 ...