Page 3: The New Microsoft Agent Framework and AG-UI

Generative AI with .NET from SDKs and streaming to tools and agents: an overview of OpenAI, Azure, and the new Microsoft ...
AdExchanger

The JavaScript Overload; Whatever, AI Will Handle It

Why do individual web pages now require as much memory to run as an entire operating system did 30 years ago? Ad tech, baby.
Forbes

Block Lays Off 40% Of Staff And Blames It On AI. Don’t Buy The Excuse.

Payments company Block announced it’s laying off 40% of its staff. According to Chairman and founder Jack Dorsey: “This decision comes from a position of strength. Intelligence tools have changed what ...
The Hill

Block laying off 40 percent of staff, citing AI advancements

Block, the parent company of payment apps Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off more than 40 percent of its staff, pointing to recent advancements in AI that are “enabling a new way of working.
Inc

After Slashing 4,000 Jobs at Block, Jack Dorsey Blames AI. Critics Are Lighting Him Up

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App, and Afterpay, has joined the growing list of tech firms blaming artificial intelligence for sweeping job cuts. On Thursday, founder and CEO Jack Dorsey ...
The Verge

Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble

The company will shrink by more than 4,000 jobs. The company will shrink by more than 4,000 jobs. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly ...
Reuters

Jack Dorsey’s Block to cut nearly half its workforce in AI overhaul, shares surge

Block to cut over 4,000 jobs CEO says AI has changed how a company is run Stock surges 25% after market Analysts call cuts a "seminal moment" in AI era Feb 26 (Reuters) - Block (XYZ.N), opens new tab ...
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 ...
Wired

Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block

Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily. “Morale is probably the worst I’ve ...
The Harvard Crimson

It’s Time To Reevaluate the Blocking System

Tara G. Malhotra ’29, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Wigglesworth Hall. Walking into the freshman dining hall, the air is thick with tension. It’s finally February, and lives are on the line. Or ...