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AI & Tech

Block Slashes Nearly Half Its Staff in AI Pivot

Block is cutting over 4,000 jobs, nearly half its workforce, as part of a strategic shift to prioritize AI-driven efficiency…

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BigTech Companies

Inside Block’s Rolling Layoffs Under Jack Dorsey

Block is undergoing rolling layoffs affecting up to 10% of staff, severely damaging morale and creating a culture of anxiety…

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AI & Tech

Tech Layoffs, AI Hype, and the Future We Left Behind

Despite widespread corporate layoffs in 2026, there is little clear evidence that AI is directly replacing large numbers of workers;…

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AI & Tech

Testing a Free, Local Rival to Claude Code

The article details setting up a free, local AI coding assistant using the open-source Goose agent framework and the Qwen3-coder…

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AI & Tech

Reviewing a Free, Open-Source Local Alternative to Claude Code

The article explores a free, offline coding assistant using the Goose agent framework and the Qwen3-coder model, which requires significant…

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AI & Tech

Open Source Solution Fixes Messy AI Agent Ecosystems

The Linux Foundation has launched the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), a consortium backed by major tech firms, to establish open…

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AI & Tech

AI Companies Plan a New Internet: Here’s Their Key

The AI industry is converging on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a new standard designed to enable AI agents from…

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AI & Tech

Tech Giants Unite to Standardize AI Agents

The Linux Foundation has launched the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to create open standards and prevent a fragmented, proprietary future…

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AI & Tech

Square unveils AI voice ordering and integrated Bitcoin for merchants

Square has introduced AI-powered voice ordering for restaurants, enabling automated phone order-taking and menu inquiries within its payment ecosystem. The…

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AI & Tech

AI Agents: Match Them to Processes, Not the Other Way Around

AI agents are most effective when integrated into existing workflows to enhance efficiency and innovation, as demonstrated by companies like…

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BigTech Companies

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat: New Bluetooth Messaging App Hits App Store

Jack Dorsey's Bitchat, a Bluetooth-powered messaging app, launched on the App Store, enabling offline communication within 100 meters without internet…

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Cybersecurity

Jack Dorsey’s ‘Secure’ Bitchat App Lacks Security Testing

Block CEO Jack Dorsey's new Bitchat messaging app, marketed as decentralized and secure, faces scrutiny due to untested security claims…

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Business

Stripe’s First Employee Buys a Bank to Boost Fintech Startup

Darragh Buckley, Stripe’s first employee and founder of fintech startup Increase, acquired a significant stake in Twin City Bank, signaling…

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AI & Tech

Your Next Career: Managing AI Agent Teams

The future of work is shifting toward human-led teams of AI agents, with professionals acting as managers to oversee and…

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Artificial Intelligence

Databricks Open-Sources ETL Framework for 90% Faster Pipelines

Databricks open-sourced its ETL framework, Apache Spark Declarative Pipelines, democratizing enterprise-grade data workflow automation for the Spark community. The framework…

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Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Now Integrates With Google Drive & Dropbox

ChatGPT users can now use “record mode” to take notes on meetings, brainstorming sessions, or thinking-out-loud soliloquies, OpenAI announced Wednesday.…

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Artificial Intelligence

Google to Adopt Anthropic’s AI Model Integration Standard

Just a few weeks after OpenAI said it would adopt rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to the systems…

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Artificial Intelligence

Databricks and Anthropic Forge Strategic Partnership to Integrate Claude AI

Databricks and Anthropic announced a five-year strategic partnership on March 26th, 2025, to integrate Anthropic's advanced Claude AI models into…

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