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Block, led by CEO Jack Dorsey has announced the most dramatic layoffs in recent times as the company has slashed around 40% jobs which is nearly half of its workforce in a single round of layoffs. From 10,000, the company's workforce has come down to 6,000. “Repeated rounds of layoffs are destructive to morale, focus, and to the trust of customers and shareholders. I’d rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome,” Jack Dorsey wrote in a post on X. According to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey, "intelligence tools" remain the key reason behind the layoffs. Dorsey thinks most companies will follow suit in the near future. “A significantly smaller team, using the tools we’re building, can do more and do it better. And intelligence tool capabilities are compounding faster every week,” Dorsey wrote. Is the AI doomsday report coming true? The job cuts at Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, come as AI has reshaped jobs across the tech sector and is raising concerns about the future of the job market. Companies like Amazon, Meta

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 payment services Square and Cash App saw its stock surge by more than 23% in after-hours trading after making the layoff announcement. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and head of Block, said in a post on social media site X that the company isn’t make the decision because the company is in financial trouble. “We’re already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company,” he said. Block is the latest tech company to announce massive cuts as employers push workers to use more AI tools to do more with fewer people. Amazon in January said it was laying off 16,000 people as part of effort to remove layers within the company. Block has laid off workers in previous years. In 2025, Block said it planned to slash 931 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, citing performance and strategic issues but Dorsey said at the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Kentucky point guard Tonie Morgan has been selected to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team, it was announced by the league office Wednesday. Morgan is a natural leader on the court but is just as much a leader off the court. The point guard has signed up for just about every community service opportunity put in front of her this season, despite only being on campus and calling Lexington home for a short while. And she does it all with a contagious smile and affectious energy. While she is leading the nation and set the single-season school record in dimes this season, her best assists have come off the court. During the Christmas break, Morgan dished out very, merry charitable gifts for kiddos in her hometown of Tallahassee, Florida. The Wildcat gifted five local athletes $100 gift cards to Academy Sports to ease the burden of equipment expenses. She also donated $500 worth of winter coats to families in need, while she also donated to The Alexus House, a cause close to her heart. Morgan also teamed up with Anthony Robinson, a Missouri men’s basketball player from Tallahassee, to give Florida High new scorers tables

Born in Kerala, India, Fr. Theopane was compared to Padre Pio for the holiness of his life and his ministry of intercessory prayer. On February 21, the Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV is declaring Servant of God Fr. Theopane (born Michael Koodalloor) "venerable." This means that the Vatican has reviewed his life and has confirmed that Fr. Theopane led a life of heroic virtue. It is the next step in his cause of canonization. Once two miracles can be confirmed through his intercession, he can be first "beatified" and then "canonized." VaticanNews explains how Fr. Theopane is often compared to St. Padre Pio: Widely regarded as one of the most esteemed Capuchin preachers of his time, Theophane was known for his humility and closeness to the poor. Some compared him to Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, especially for the way he welcomed and prayed for those who sought his counsel. His reputation for holiness, already widespread during his lifetime, grew further after his death. Who was Fr. Theopane? Born in Kerala, India in 1913, Fr. Theopane was raised in a Catholic household and was eager to be an altar server once he was old enough. During high school he desired

February 24, 2026 - 10:37 PM The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday when they play host to Dartmouth in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in a game that will broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +. by Bill Franques BATON ROUGE, La. – McNeese edged top-ranked LSU, 7-6, Tuesday night in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, ending the Tigers’ 16-game winning streak that began last season. McNeese improved to 3-5 on the season, while LSU dropped to 8-1 with its first loss since June 4, 2025, when the Tigers were defeated in an NCAA Regional game by Little Rock. LSU won its final eight games of the 2025 season en route to the National Championship, and the Tigers began the 2026 season with eight consecutive victories. The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday when they play host to Dartmouth in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in a game that will broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +. “Congratulations to McNeese, they competed well in the game and deserved to win,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “We created some

HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The No. 16 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team is opening the GLIAC Tournament as a host for the GLIAC Quarterfinal on Wednesday, March 4th, at 5:30 p.m. with the opponent still to be determined. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, February 25th at 10:00 a.m. both online and at the ticket office in the SDC.  Season ticket holders will have until Monday, March 2nd, at noon to reserve their seats for the quarterfinal game. Reserved adult tickets are $18 and general admission adult tickets are $14.  The Huskies are currently tied atop the GLIAC with Northern Michigan, playing to a 14-4 record with two games remaining in the regular season. Michigan Tech will host Parkside on Thursday (7:30 p.m.) before a Saturday tilt against Roosevelt on Saturday (2:00 p.m.) for Senior Day.

It's hard for any young player to deny that LeBron James has set the blueprint for handling both praise and criticism. In his early career, LBJ learned to tune out outside noise, avoid getting carried away by sky-high praise, and keep his head down while building an all-time legacy. However, beyond the hardwood, the four-time MVP also had to navigate the harsh realities of social media. Put simply, James endured relentless and often unwarranted bashing online, yet he never allowed it to shake his focus. Instead, Bron turned social media into a powerful tool for fan engagement and business growth — something that became clear when he first joined Twitter and immediately faced waves of hatred, including racial abuse. Advertisement Twitter was an unforgiving place for LeBron At a time when the league's biggest superstars were just beginning to explore social media, few anticipated the level of hostility James would encounter. Already labeled public enemy No. 1 after his decision to take his talents to South Beach and join the star-studded Miami Heat, LBJ stepped into an online environment filled with anger. So much so that at one point, the four-time NBA champion chose to publicly share the hateful messages directed at him, including

SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA women's basketball team will hit the road again, this time making the trek to Denton, Texas, where they’ll meet North Texas on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. inside The Super Pit. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and Neal Raphael will deliver all the action on the radio in the greater San Antonio area on The Bull 93.3 FM and worldwide on the iHeartRadio app. Live stats for the contest can be found at goUTSA.com/wbbstats. The Roadrunners (12-13, 7-7 American) will face the Mean Green (16-11, 10-5 American) for the second time this season, last picking up a narrow 66-64 victory. A sophomore Damara Allen game-winner dealt the final blow, as senior Cheyenne Rowe had a career night, scoring 27 on 12-for-18 shooting with 11 rebounds, while classmate Ereauna Hardaway logged nine points with six rebounds and five assists. Most recently, UTSA fell to Wichita State, 62-61, with Rowe scoring a game-high 23 points, and junior Idara Udo posting a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Additionally, Hardaway added six assists to the stats sheet. UNT is riding a three-game winning streak, last falling to Rice on Feb. 10, 70-68. Since then, they’ve

FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU extended its best start to a season in program history Sunday with a 14-7 win over Stonehill College. For the Eagles, four home runs – including two by Jon Embury – allowed the Eagles to secure their second sweep in as many weeks. Embury once again showcased his power with two home runs as part of his 2-for-3 performance with two runs scored and four RBIs while also drawing a walk. Through seven games the Eagles' catcher is hitting an impressive .469 with five home runs, 12 runs scored and 14 RBIs. Of his 15 hits this season, 10 have been for extra bases. In all, FGCU (7-0) slugged out 14 runs on 13 hits while drawing nine walks with five extra-base hits. Stonehill (0-7) trotted out seven different pitchers to the mound, none of whom lasted more than 1 2/3 innings, and all but two allowed multiple runs. Noah Durham (0-2) was charged with the loss for Stonehill after allowing three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings. Durham gave up back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches to start the game, allowing Evan Dempsey to hit a 382 foot home run on a

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Mikaela Pitts won her third vault title of the season, and the San José State women’s gymnastics team recorded a 196.100, the 16th highest team score in history, in a tri-meet with Air Force and UC Davis at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Pitts scored a 9.850 on vault to win the vault title for the second consecutive meet. Samantha Macasu led the bars team with a career-best 9.875. The beam team scored a 49.100, led by Sophie Patterson, who tied her career high with a 9.875. Ava Johnson anchored the floor team with a 9.875, as the Spartans scored a 49.075. SJSU scored a 196.100 for the first time in school history and ranks 16th on the all-time list. It is the second consecutive week that SJSU recorded a top-16 score in school history. The meet featured the Air Force Academy, which set its school record with a 196.300. UC Davis scored a 192.825. Competed⚔️#AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/N4g8TjiaeC — San Jose State Gymnastics (@SanJoseStateGYM) February 23, 2026 UP NEXT – The Spartans perform twice in the next week. The team travels to Sacramento on Friday, the 27th, for a tri-meet with the Hornets and California beginning at 6:30