Are 40% Staff Cuts the New AI Normal?

Are 40% Staff Cuts the New AI Normal?

24:39 Feb 28, 2026
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Block just cut 40% of its workforce in one move, with Jack Dorsey arguing that new intelligence tools and smaller, flatter teams fundamentally change how companies operate—prompting a massive stock surge and igniting debate over whether this is the first true AI-driven headcount reset or simply COVID overhiring getting cleaned up under a new narrative. In the headlines: Google releases Nano Banana 2, Claude signups surge, Meta pulls back on custom chips, and Microsoft previews Copilot Tasks.Want to build with OpenClaw?LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: ?????????https://campclaw.ai/?????????Or for enterprises, check out: ?????????https://enterpriseclaw.ai/?????????Brought to you by:KPMG – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at ?????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ?????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad?????????????Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????https://blitzy.com/??????????Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ?????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/?????????????????AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/
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