Opera One levels up video watching with a 500% volume booster, improved PiP, and sidebar streaming support

Opera One now lets you pin YouTube and Twitch in the sidebar, boost your tab volume up to 500%, and use a revamped picture-in-picture mode for video calls.
AOL

Two-car crash blocks one way street on Friday

A crash on the city’s east side flipped one vehicle on its roof, blocking a one-way street. It happened around 5:30 Friday evening near East 10th and Ash streets. When emergency crews arrived on scene ...
The Motley Fool

H&R Block Stock Down 40% as One Investor Builds a $35 Million Position

Lodge Hill Capital bought 800,000 shares of H&R Block in the fourth quarter. The quarter-end position value rose by $34.86 million as a result. The new position represents 6.59% of Lodge Hill ...
Fast Company

Tech and finance layoffs: Oracle, Block, Morgan Stanley, Capital One headline brutal week for job losses

The past week has been a brutal one for many working in the tech and financial industries. Thousands of jobs have been lost—or will be lost soon—from companies including Block, Morgan Stanley, Capital ...
WTOC-TV

Club One leaves Jefferson St. after nearly 40 years; managers say move is ‘bittersweet’

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Club One is temporarily closing its doors at One Jefferson Street and relocating one block away to 301 Williamson St., manager Trey Norris confirmed Thursday. The final night at ...
Futurism

Jack Dorsey Isn’t Telling the Real Story About Block’s AI Layoffs, Insider Says

Twitter founder and Block Inc (formerly Square) CEO Jack Dorsey announced late last month that his fintech venture was making “one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company” by “reducing ...
AOL

I talked to one of the laid-off Block employees. He gave me a sobering warning.

In late 2022, when ChatGPT was first blowing everyone's minds, Kenji didn't really get it. Sure, it did some pretty cool things. But so had plenty of other generative AI models he'd tinkered with over ...
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

AI-washing: How companies like Block may use AI as a layoff excuse

When Block Inc. laid off nearly half its staff last week, co-founder Jack Dorsey offered a seemingly simple explanation: Artificial intelligence was allowing the company to do more with fewer ...
Business Insider

Jack Dorsey struck an 'empathetic' tone as he laid off nearly half of Block

Jack Dorsey's approach to layoffs at Block struck a different tone than other tech sector cuts. Block announced it will lay off roughly 40% of its employees, citing "intelligent tools." Dorsey offered ...
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 ...
Napa Valley Register

One Block Challenge brings regenerative push to Napa Valley

Dustin Owen said he had driven past Celani Family Vineyards on Big Ranch Road in north Napa for years, unaware that the property held nearly 20 acres of vines and stretched all the way to the Napa ...