The Irish Times

China blocks Meta’s $2bn purchase of AI group Manus

China has ordered Meta to unwind its $2 billion (€1.7 billion) acquisition of artificial intelligence app Manus, as Washington and Beijing vie for dominance over the emerging technology. The decision ...
Business Daily Africa

KRA blocks manual VAT export entries, tightens refund claims

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will, from next month, block exporters from manually declaring zero-rated goods in a move aimed at tightening scrutiny on value-added tax (VAT) refund claims. Under ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Blocks Iraq’s Dollar Shipments to Squeeze Its Iran-Backed Militias

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has suspended U.S. dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle powerful ...
WSB-TV

‘This kind of nonsense ends today:’ Multiple people shot at block party in south Georgia

McRAE-HELENA, Ga. — Authorities in south Georgia are investigating a shooting that left multiple people injured following what police describe as an unauthorized block party. In a statement released ...
WMAZ

Multiple people shot at 'unauthorized block party' in McRae-Helena, one in custody

MCRAE-HELENA, Ga. — A block party led to a shooting in McRae-Helena Saturday night. The McRae-Helena Police Department shared in a social media post that an "unauthorized block party" resulted in ...
KRQE Blogs

Fatal shooting shuts down multiple blocks of San Mateo in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting. They said officers responded to the area of San Mateo Blvd. and Summer Ave., which is near Constitution ...
Business Insider

A small number of Block employees say they were rehired after layoffs

Block has rehired at least four laid-off employees, according to LinkedIn posts. One engineer said he was rehired after his layoff was deemed a "clerical error ...
Artnet

U.K. Blocks Export of Record-Breaking Howard Hodgkin Painting

U.K. officials placed an export bar on Howard Hodgkin’s Mrs Acton in Delhi after record Bonhams sale. Authorities hope a domestic buyer emerges to keep the culturally significant painting accessible ...
Business Insider

Block employee says the company dangled a 75% pay raise to get her to stay after layoffs — but she decided to quit

Naoko Takeda wrote on LinkedIn that Block offered her a pay bump and retention bonus after its recent layoffs. Takeda said she quit instead. "That's not an honor. It feels shameful and dehumanizing," ...
The New York Times

I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem.

Mr. Zamost was the head of communications, policy and people at Square, now known as Block, from 2015 to 2020. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...
Los Angeles Times

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Fintech company Block said Thursday that it’s cutting more than 4,000 workers or nearly half of its workforce as ...