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Block Lays Off 40% of Staff Citing AI. CEO Dorsey Says Other Firms Will Make Similar Moves. [Yahoo! Finance]

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Key Takeaways Shares of Block surged Friday after the fintech company announced plans to lay off nearly half of its staff. Almost 30,000 people across 45 tech companies have been laid off since the start of the year. As artificial intelligence technology advances, more people are likely to lose their jobs, according to one high-profile tech CEO. Jack Dorsey, chief of fintech shop Block ( XYZ ), delivered the foreboding message on Thursday after announcing the company will lay off more than 4,000 people, representing nearly half of its existing staff of 10,000. Block, which owns Square and Cash App, had a "strong year" in 2025, but the advances in artificial intelligence tools have "changed what it means to build and run a company," Dorsey said in a shareholder letter published alongside its fourth-quarter earnings results. Shares of Block were up 15% recently, after surging as much as 21% earlier in the session in response to the news. The company, formerly called Square, Show less Read more
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