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Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey's Block

WIRED

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. After hundreds of workers were laid off in early February from Jack Dorsey's Block, some of the people remaining at the company say the internal culture has devolved to a point where performance anxiety is running rampant, using generative AI is required, and overall morale is rapidly deteriorating. Block is the parent company behind the merchant payment processor Square and the payment app Cash App. "Morale is probably the worst I've felt in four years," reads an employee complaint submitted to Dorsey in a recent all-hands meeting, a transcript of which was seen by WIRED. "The overarching culture at Block is crumbling."


Upgrade Your Computer Speakers With These Discounted Edifier M60s

WIRED

These compact Edifier speakers may not be the fanciest, but they'll blow your monitor's built-in speakers out of the water. Even the best gaming screens tend to have lackluster audio, if they include it at all, so we recommend either a pair of headphones or a great set of desktop speakers . Our favorite pick at $200, the Edifier M60, is currently marked down to just $170 on Amazon, a $30 break from the usual price. Edifier has a pedigree and a long history of making great, compact speakers. The M60 is no different.


Masked protesters arrested outside Trump's Board of Peace meeting

Al Jazeera

Why was El Paso airspace shut down? Masked protesters arrested outside Trump's Board of Peace meeting NewsFeed Masked protesters arrested outside Trump's Board of Peace meeting Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in downtown Washington, DC, outside Donald Trump's Board of Peace event, with some wearing masks of Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Marco Rubio. Several were shoved and arrested by police. Palestinians in Gaza say'Board of Peace' will further occupation OpenAI's Sam Altman: Global AI regulation'urgently' needed Gaza'stabilization force' commander outlines security plans Trump praises'magnificent' B-2 bombers that struck Iran in 2025 Jordan-Israel relationship'at its worst' after West Bank plans Trump's'Board of Peace' convenes for first time






Code Metal Raises 125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry's Code With AI

WIRED

The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can't come at the cost of new bugs. Code Metal, a Boston-based startup that uses AI to write code and translate it into other programming languages, just closed a $125 million Series B funding round from new and existing investors. The news comes just a few months after the startup raised $36 million in series A financing led by Accel. Code Metal is part of a new wave of startups aiming to modernize the tech industry by using AI to generate code and translate it across programming languages. One of the questions that persists about AI-assisted code, though, is whether the output is any good--and what the consequences might be if it's not.