AI hit the memory wall — now it needs a new context tier

As inference workloads evolve from discrete question-and-answer exchanges into persistent, multi-step agentic systems, GPU ...
National Basketball Association

Victor Wembanyama sets NBA single-game playoff blocks record

Victor Wembanyama sends back a single-game playoff record 12 blocked shots Game 1 of San Antonio's West semifinal vs. Minnesota. From NBA.com News Services Victor Wembanyama records 11th block to set ...
The Irish Times

Stack ’em and rack ’em: Microcreds are the new building blocks of learning

The bad news is that studying and working at the same time is often a balancing act that feels impossible for people, even if they are eager to upskill or add a qualification. The good news? There is ...
Lifehacker

H&R Block Deluxe + State 2025 Is 50% Off Before the Tax Deadline

Pradershika Sharma is a tech deals writer for Lifehacker. She has a Master’s degree in English Literature, a B.Ed., and a TESOL certification. She has been writing professionally since 2018, creating ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Florida Times-Union

Outdoor food hall, live music venue The BLOCK Jax sets opening date

A new family-oriented entertainment venue called The BLOCK Jax is set to open in Jacksonville. The 2.5-acre venue will feature an outdoor food hall with eight restaurants and a craft brewery. It will ...
Finance & Commerce

Q&A: Alex Baron on new company Stack Industrial Partners

There is a new firm on the block: Stack Industrial Partners. The firm was launched last week by a quartet of former Transwestern brokers who announced their group would be solely focused on industrial ...