Reading up on Jack Dorsey
5 deep · digging since jan 22
- We need better stories about the future. - by Ashley Mayer
Tech giants' AI narratives cater to investors, fueling public pessimism, but startups can craft optimistic, credible stories about the future.
- Layoffs at Block
Block cuts 40% of staff, citing AI-driven efficiency, but HN commenters suspect overhiring and poor stock performance.
- Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block
Block employees describe a deteriorating culture with ongoing rolling layoffs, mandatory generative AI use, and performance anxiety after hundreds were fired.
- A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth
A Bluetooth-based decentralized messaging app gains traction in internet-restricted regions like Uganda and Jamaica, though technical limits and scarce adoption curb its broader utility.