Jack Dorsey’s Block to Lay Off 40% of Its Workforce in AI Remake

https://www.wsj.com/business/jack-dorseys-block-to-lay-off-4-000-employees-in-ai-remake-28f0d869

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smeg@infosec.pub · 35 pts · 172d (1 reply)

It has nothing to do with AI.

They bet big on crypto and it hasn't paid off for years. They continued hiring. Their stock has been flat or lowering for the past five years. They continued hiring.

Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social · 6 pts · 172d

This is definitely senior goons at Block engaging in some opportunistic PR.

CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 22 pts · 172d

If they didn’t have AI to blame, they’d call this a pivot (and the subtext would be they’re running out of funding). It’s not about AI.

state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 172d (2 replies)

Fucking asshole. We really do need to change the way we run businesses. Mainly by removing all billionaires.

glowie@infosec.pub · -1 pts · 171d

This is literally any business. My CEO is not even a millionaire but we had to cut staff. It’s about shit leadership.

breadguy@kbin.earth · -2 pts · 171d

thousandaires suck at leadership and fire people all the time too

ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 171d

Jack Dorsey is such a fucking dork. A walking stereotype.