Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same

Block, the company behind Square, Cashapp and Afterpay, is proactively slashing 40% of its workforce because of advances in AI. Will other companies follow suit? Tech expert Lance Ulanoff tells CNN’s ...
InfoQ

Vercel Releases React Best Practices Skill with 40+ Performance Rules for AI Agents

Vercel has launched "react-best-practices," an open-source repository featuring 40+ performance optimization rules for React and Next.js apps. Tailored for AI coding agents yet valuable for developers ...
Yahoo Finance

Companies laying off staff this year include Amazon, Citi, and eBay — see the list

Companies such as eBay, Amazon, and Papa Johns have said they're trimming staff this year. Pinterest, for one, cited AI as a factor in its decision to shed less than 15% of its workforce. See the list ...
Harvard Business Review

Artificial Intelligence for the Real World

Don’t start with moon shots. by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a “moon shot” project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Greg Dutra

Greg Dutra is the weekend evening news meteorologist at ABC 7, the No. 1 station in Chicago, bringing viewers accurate forecasts on the station's 5 and 10 p.m. top-rated newscasts. He joined ABC 7 in ...