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Jack Dorsey told Block staff that the layoffs were not due to AI.
  • Jack Dorsey said Block overhired during COVID after building two company structures.
  • Block slashed nearly half its workforce in a single sweeping round of layoffs on Thursday.
  • Dorsey said AI and smaller teams are driving a 'new way of working.'

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NGC2 has been developed through an iterative process involving soldiers, leadership, and command.
  • The US Army's new warfighting software uses AI and machine learning to help get supplies to soldiers.
  • TyrOS is designed to operate in environments where connectivity might be disrupted or unavailable.
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A reader (not pictured) told For Love & Money that he feels alone in keeping his family afloat after being laid off, and asked why his wife doesn't contribute more.

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Keith Ballinger has worked at Microsoft, GitHub, and Google.
  • Google executive Keith Ballinger said there's never been a better time to a software engineer.
  • He said he spends 20+ hours a week experimenting with tools because of how much he loves the tech.
  • Ballinger believes AI is crucial for problem-solving and effective communication.

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Weak Wi-Fi can turn everyday tasks into small frustrations, whether it’s a video call that drops mid-sentence or a stream that refuses to load in certain rooms. If upgrading your router isn’t an option, a Wi-Fi extender can be a practical way to stretch your existing network farther and smooth out coverage gaps — without rewiring your home or rearranging furniture.

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Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani rolled out a plan in his first days in office to build public bathrooms.
  • NYC aims for cost-efficient, quick public toilet installations.
  • Red tape and high costs have long held the city back from addressing the issue.

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Army & Navy bags in New York's Lower East Side has hung in there.
  • Many NYC small businesses are struggling with rising rents.
  • New York State lawmakers have proposed legislation to stabilize commercial rents.
  • Real estate industry interests say the measure would be 'destructive' for property owners.

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Elliott said venting to former colleagues after a layoff could jeopardize a valuable connection.
  • Layoffs are hitting Americans hard, and business leaders predict things may only get worse.
  • The career coach Kyle Elliott shared three mistakes you should avoid after a layoff.
  • Don't air your frustrations to former colleagues, or be afraid to network, he said.

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Andrej Karpathy wrote that AI had made software "nowhere near 'business as usual.'"
  • OpenAI and Tesla alum Andrej Karpathy wrote that there was no more "business as usual" in software, thanks to AI.
  • AI agents are "extremely disruptive to the default programming workflow," Karpathy wrote on X.
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Despite an ultimatum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Anthropic said that it can't "in good conscience" comply with a Pentagon edict to remove guardrails on its AI, CEO Dario Amodei wrote in a blog post. The Department of Defense had threatened to cancel a $200 million contract and label Anthropic a "supply chain risk" if it didn't agree to remove safeguards over mass surveillance and



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Here's what smart people are saying about Anthropic versus the Pentagon.
  • Anthropic isn't going to let the Defense Department use Claude as it pleases.
  • CEO Dario Amodei stood firm, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's ultimatum this week.
  • Here's what smart people are saying about Anthropic's fight with the Pentagon.

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Ivan Ureña-Valdes, a former data analyst at Block, said he suspected AI cuts were coming before losing his job.
  • A former data analyst at Block had survived three rounds of layoffs and wasn't a low performer.
  • Ivan Ureña-Valdes suspected AI cuts were coming, and he was one of the many laid off this week.
  • He saw how AI was automating his work, and believed the tech would continue to

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