Opera is releasing a new feature that detects and blocks malicious clipboard content

If you tend to copy/paste content from websites, you might be surprised to find yourself under the thrall of a ClickFix ...
Elektor Magazine

Wi-Fi-Based Person Detection on an ESP32: When Your Router Becomes a Motion Sensor

Can an ESP32 detect people without cameras or motion sensors? Discover how Wi-Fi signal disturbances, CSI, and smart DSP enable real-time occupancy and mov ...
turnto10

ShotSpotter gunshot detection tool on chopping block in New Bedford

Somerset man hospitalized after allegedly causing fatal wrong-way crash on I-93 A Somerset man will be facing a judge after he allegedly caused a deadly crash on I-93 in Boston while driving the wrong ...
The Daily Californian

Police reopen block of Shattuck Avenue after beeping ‘suspicious suitcase’ turns out to be smoke detector

Update 04/29/2026 at 3:47 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect that the streets have now been opened. Update: 04/29/2026 at 6:18 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect that the suitcase ...
Fast Company

Jack Dorsey makes a grim prediction about the future of work as he lays off 4,000 Block employees in AI push

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block Inc, is not only laying off nearly half of the company’s workforce, but he wants investors to think he’s an AI-focused trailblazer for doing so. In a letter to shareholders ...
TechCrunch

Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next

Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes. On Thursday, Dorsey announced that Block, the payments company he founded that operates Square, ...
Los Angeles Times

Block to cut more than 4,000 jobs amid AI disruption of the workplace

Fintech company Block said Thursday that it’s cutting more than 4,000 workers or nearly half of its workforce as artificial intelligence disrupts the way people work. The Oakland parent company of ...
Engadget

Block, the parent of Square and Cash App, is laying off over 4,000 people

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Block is the latest business to announce layoffs, with the operator of payment platforms Square and Cash App opting to cut jobs in favor of ...
Business Insider

Jack Dorsey says he's cutting nearly half of his staff — 4,000 jobs — at Block. Read the memo.

Block is letting go of over 4,000 employees, cutting the company nearly in half, cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday. "I had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays ...
CNBC

Block shares soar as much as 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count. Shares of the payment company skyrocketed as much as 24% in extended trading. It was last seen up nearly ...
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, ...