Block Fired 40% of its People. Wall St. Cheered. It’s Just the Start.

Block cut 40% of its workforce from a position of strength. Jack Dorsey says most CEOs are next. Here's the three-layer ...

Software stocks fall as Block’s big job cuts stoke further AI fears

Block’s layoffs exacerbated concerns that artificial-intelligence could decimate employee counts and hurt demand for software ...

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 ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Beautiful Blocks program accepting applications

Applications are now being accepted for this year’s Beautiful Blocks home improvement program in the cities of Carbondale, Scranton and Pittston. Beautiful Blocks is jointly sponsored by NeighborWorks ...
USA Today

Gov. McKee wants to rewrite RI's renewable energy laws to cut utility bills by $1 billion

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has ordered a review of the state's renewable energy laws to reduce utility costs. McKee attributes rising energy costs to federal policies that he says are shrinking ...
Wall Street Journal

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending Legal Protections for Haitians

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, allowing them to remain in the U.S. legally. Judge Ana Reyes in ...
WMUR

State working on guidance to public after judge blocks end of vehicle inspection program

BUT OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE SAY THE STATE SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS GRANITE STATERS COULD BE UPSET NOW THAT A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS THROWN THE REPEAL OF ...