PGA of America

The Block Party’s Good: Michael Block's Impressive First Round at Aronimink

PGA of America Golf Professional Michael Block is ready for Round Two after posting an impressive even-par score at the 2026 ...

Leaked CDC Report Reveals RFK Jr Officials Blocked Flagship Medical Journal From Publishing Positive Covid Vaccine Data

A CDC study indicating Covid-19 vaccines halve hospitalizations was blocked from publication, sparking debate over political interference in scientific processes.
The Cheat Sheet

‘Rock the Block’ Star Brooke Hogan Waited Tables as She Worked to Get Home Design Business Off the Ground

“I was never like, wanting to take daddy’s money,” the daughter of pro wrestler Hulk Hogan says in the April 13 season premiere of HGTV’s Rock the Block. While Brooke is best known for her time on ...
Bitcoin Magazine

Demonstration of “Attack Blocks” On Bitcoin’s Signet Test Network

This Wednesday, Bitcoin developers will demonstrate "attack blocks" taking advantage of a consensus vulnerability on the Signet test network. In two days, on Wednesday April 8th, a handful of Bitcoin ...
CoinTelegraph

Dorsey shares AI-integrated workplace vision weeks after Block’s 40% staff cut

Block cut 4,000 of its staff in February as part of its AI-driven pivot. A new post by Block's Jack Dorsey has shed light on how the company and others might operate in the future. Block co-founder ...
Business Insider

A small number of Block employees say they were rehired after layoffs

Block has rehired at least four laid-off employees, according to LinkedIn posts. One engineer said he was rehired after his layoff was deemed a "clerical error ...
GeekWire

Judge blocks Perplexity’s AI bot from shopping on Amazon in early test of agentic commerce

Perplexity’s Comet browser, which includes an AI assistant that can shop on behalf of users, is the subject of a suit by Amazon. (Perplexity Image) A federal judge in San Francisco granted Amazon a ...
Forbes

Block Lays Off 40% Of Staff And Blames It On AI. Don’t Buy The Excuse.

Payments company Block announced it’s laying off 40% of its staff. According to Chairman and founder Jack Dorsey: “This decision comes from a position of strength. Intelligence tools have changed what ...
MarketWatch

Block plans to lay off nearly half its staff in ‘deliberate and bold’ embrace of AI

Block, the parent company of Square and the Cash App, is conducting a major reorganization in the age of artificial intelligence, and investors are rewarding the move. The payment-technology company ...
CNN

Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting its staff by 40%. The reason: “intelligence tools,” according to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey. Dorsey thinks ...
The New York Times

Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.

About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Block, ...
New Atlas

Watch: Coyote interceptor downs drone swarms with electromagnetic weapon

With a single invisible shot, Raytheon's Coyote Block 3 UAV zapped swarms of drones out of the sky in a US Army demonstration showing that a reusable drone with electromagnetic weapons is an ...