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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, #Block.
Earlier this month, the company started laying off its staff as part of what Bloomberg characterized as an “efficiency push,”
potentially affecting up to ten percent of the company’s workforce.
It’s been a painful, drawn-out process that could drag on for weeks, sources to…

Jack Dorsey’s New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, Block.

Filing: the Pentagon says Anthropic's use of foreign workers, including from China, poses security risks and that its case is "different" from other companies' (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/pentagon-anthropic-foreig…

Pentagon: Anthropic's foreign workforce poses security risks
The Defense Department is raising red flags about a key element of the AI industry — its reliance on global talent — as it moves to dismiss Anthropic's lawsuit.

WaPo files a court motion, demanding the return of two phones, two laptops, a Garmin watch, and other devices seized from reporter Hannah Natanson's home (Perry Stein/Washington Post)

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter
The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

A judge blocks US government officials from examining devices seized from reporter Hannah Natanson's home until the judge can review and rule on access issues (Perry Stein/Washington Post)

Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter
Government officials may not examine electronic devices seized from a Post reporter until litigation stemming from the search of her home is settled, a judge rules.

Atlassian is cutting 10% of its workforce, or ~1,600 jobs, to fund investment in AI and enterprise sales; filing: the cuts will incur $225M-$236M in charges (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/atlassian-slashes-10percent-of-work…

Atlassian slashes 10% of workforce to 'self-fund' investments in AI and enterprise sales
Atlassian said it's cutting 10% of its workforce, or about 1,600 jobs, as it restructures to fund investments in artificial intelligence and enterprise sales.

Now here is something designed to shake confidence:
Flying, unmanned warships controlled by an on-board, but distributed, AI...
"Airbus is Preparing 2 Uncrewed Combat Aircraft from Kratos for 1st Flight With a European Mission System'"
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Airbus is Preparing 2 Uncrewed Combat Aircraft from Kratos for 1st Flight With a European Mission System
Airbus is working at full throttle to offer the German Air Force an operational Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) system by 2029

I am developing
a strong trust issue
with corporations
People around me
respected professionals
one by one falling under the AI spell
learning to worship it daily
despite it eating up their lives
in front of their eyes
The orange man
in a semi bulldozed
shiny White House
at the top of the hill
halfway across the world
bragging about his non-war
shrugging off 165 girls murdered
aged between 7 and 12
as the …

This year, the Mastodon team returned to FOSDEM for the third time.
FOSDEM is an annual gathering of open source developers, held in Brussels.
We’re excited to report that the Fediverse is feeling vibrant!
FOSDEM has become a central element of EU Open Source Week
- a series of events, meetups and workshops that have formed around the conference itself.
The range of events makes this trip to Brussels valuable for our team,
with opportunities to meet other …

FOSDEM 2026 Recap
All about our presence at FOSDEM 2026.

Filing: Pinterest plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce by Q3 and cut back on office space, saying it is "reallocating resources" to AI teams (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/pinterest-layoffs-stock-ai.html

Pinterest laying off 15% of workforce in push toward AI roles and teams
The company said it's "reallocating resources" to roles and teams focused on artificial intelligence.

Filing: Workday is cutting ~400 employees, or ~2% of its workforce, primarily in customer-facing roles, saying the move will help it invest in priority areas (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-…