Polymer network reconfigures in sequence, helping elastomers stay tough under strain

Shock-absorbing sneaker soles are likely made of polyurethane, a highly elastic and tough polymer. The ability of these ...
Wall Street Journal

‘I Will Destroy You’: The Battle Inside a Midwestern Media Dynasty

John Robinson Block got a shocking phone call from his twin brother, Allan, in 2023. The editor in chief and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade, John Robinson had recently ...
Wired

Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs

When the bombs hit in Iran, I thought of Jack Dorsey. In 2009, he and I were both part of a contingent of technology people sent by the US State Department to Baghdad, in the wake of another ...
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 ...
Engadget

Block, the parent of Square and Cash App, is laying off over 4,000 people

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Block is the latest business to announce layoffs, with the operator of payment platforms Square and Cash App opting to cut jobs in favor of ...
Business Insider

Jack Dorsey says he's cutting nearly half of his staff — 4,000 jobs — at Block. Read the memo.

Block is letting go of over 4,000 employees, cutting the company nearly in half, cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday. "I had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays ...
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 ...
Fast Company

Block insiders talk about how Jack Dorsey turned Square into a multidimensional financial services giant

On November 19, Block Inc. held its first Investor Day in three years. Jack Dorsey, the company’s cofounder, chief executive, and “Block Head,” took to the stage and summarily posed what many ...
Forbes

Blocks AI Agents Cross The Chasm To Mainstream No-Code Development

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. Founded recently by two monday.com alumni, CEO Michal Lupu (led ...
WebMD

Bundle Branch Block: What to Know

Impulses, or electrical signals, travel through both the left and right chambers of your heart to make it pump. But if the pathway is blocked, the impulses may move slower than normal or irregularly.
Reuters

Atlassian competitor Linear raises funding at $1.25-billion valuation

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 (Reuters) - Enterprise software maker Linear has raised an $82 million Series C funding round valuing the startup at $1.25 billion, the company said on Tuesday. Venture capital ...