Block Cuts Half Its Workforce, Blames AI Explicitly
Block cuts 4,000 jobs citing AI, Anthropic refuses Pentagon contract, Claude used to breach 10 Mexican agencies.
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Block cuts 4,000 jobs citing AI, Anthropic refuses Pentagon contract, Claude used to breach 10 Mexican agencies.
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