Block's plan to lay off over 4,000 employees, citing AI work automation, adds to growing angst among white-collar workers over AI's potential for job disruption
Layoffs at Block add to growing backlash bubbling up across American companies; ‘It brings out the pitchforks’
Wall Street Journal Chip Cutter
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we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company. #### today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are
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Block's layoff plans adds to growing angst among tech workers over AI's potential for job disruption