WTOL

Block Communications settles lawsuit, reinstates Allan Block as CEO

TOLEDO, Ohio — A dispute involving Block Communications, Inc., has been "amicably resolved," a company spokesperson said Thursday. The settlement followed a lawsuit filed by Allan Block after he was ...
News4Jax

Spring Fling festival in Jacksonville Beach canceled due to high winds, safety concerns

Read full article: Jacksonville shooting suspect arrested after man shot in leg on Skyler Jean Dr Angela Campbell, the publisher of the Jacksonville Daily Record, is shown in a 2022 after being named ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Flo Rida to headline 2026 Spring Fling concert

Thousands of students will flock to Penn Park next month to watch rapper and singer Flo Rida perform at this year’s Spring Fling concert. The event is set to take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April ...
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 ...
CNBC

Block cuts about half its workforce — how to move forward after a mass layoff, career experts say

Block said Thursday it is laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its headcount. Layoff announcements among U.S. employers in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Haven Register

Zara Larsson is first female headliner of Yale's Spring Fling in over a decade

For the first time since 2014, the Yale Spring Fling — Yale University's largest student event of the year — will feature a female headlining artist. The last female headliner for the Spring Fling was ...
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, ...
WTVM

Spring Fling returns to Columbus Civic Center for 10 days of family fun

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Spring Fling will return to the Columbus Civic Center from April 3-12, 2026, offering 10 days of carnival attractions with free admission for all guests. The event, presented by ...