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Block to Lay Off Over 4,000 Workers Amid AI Disruption
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Key Takeaway
Fintech company Block is cutting over 4,000 jobs, nearly half of its workforce, due to the disruption caused by artificial intelligence. CEO Jack Dorsey stated that the decision is not due to financial troubles but rather a shift in how work is being done with AI tools.
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News National business Block to cut more than 4,000 jobs amid AI disruption of the workplace Feb. 27, 2026 Updated Fri., Feb. 27, 2026 at 9:39 p.m. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Block and Twitter, speaks on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference in Miami.
(Tribune News Service ) X Email Reddit SMS By Queenie Wong Los Angeles Times Fintech company Block said Thursday that it is cutting more than 4,000 workers or nearly half of its workforce as artificial intelligence disrupts the way people work.
The Oakland parent company of payment services Square and Cash App saw its stock surge by more than 23% in after-hours trading after making the layoff announcement. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and head of Block, said in a post on social media site X that the company is not making the decision because the company is in financial trouble.
“We’re already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company,” he said.
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