XYZ Q4 EPS matches estimates. It posts 24% gross profit growth, announces 4,000+ job cuts and raises 2026 outlook, sending shares up nearly 20% premarket.
Block's “audacious” move ignites debate over whether the company is using AI as an excuse to walk back reckless hiring.
Block Inc (NYSE:SQ) shares rose 17% in early trade on Friday after the company reported fourth quarter earnings in line with analyst expectations and announced a major workforce reduction. The compan
11.7%. That's how much of the U.S. labor market could be replaced by AI, or about $1.2 trillion in wages across finance, health care and professional services, according to a study released in Novembe
Block shares soared more than 20% in premarket trading on Friday after it announced it would nearly halve its workforce as part of an overhaul to embed artificial intelligence tools across its operati

Block, Dorsey & the AI jobs debate

08:20am, Friday, 27'th Feb 2026
Shares in payments firm Block surged in extended trade, after the company announced plans to lay off almost half of its workforce. CEO Jack Dorsey pointed to AI, saying intelligence tools have "change
The tech entrepreneur said companies need flatter structures and fewer employees to thrive in the AI era.
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Block, Jack Dorsey's payments company, will cut 4,000 of its 10,000 workers as it embraces AI. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick says it's "time we got better answers" to questions about what jobs the technology
Although 2025 was a strong year for the company, CEO Jack Dorsey wrote, “intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company.”
Block Inc (NYSE:SQ) shares rose 17% in early trade on Friday after the company reported fourth quarter earnings in line with analyst expectations and...
Jack Dorsey said Block overhired during COVID after building two company structures. Block slashed nearly half its workforce in a single sweeping round of layoffs on Thursday.
Block, Inc. (XYZ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Block's massive staff cuts dominated the news surrounding its fourth quarter earnings release and conference call Thursday (Feb. 26).
Former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's new company Block — the parent of merchants payment system Square, mobile peer-to-peer payments Cash App, music streamer Tidal, and open source AI agentic sys
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