Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily. “Morale is probably the worst I’ve ...

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While Gemini 3 is still making waves, Google's not taking the foot off the gas in terms of releasing new models. Yesterday, the company released FunctionGemma, a specialized 270-million parameter AI ...

On November 19, Block Inc. held its first Investor Day in three years. Jack Dorsey, the company’s cofounder, chief executive, and “Block Head,” took to the stage and summarily posed what many ...

Russia is moving toward a full block of messaging app WhatsApp after degrading the service for months, taking another step to replace Western communication and technology platforms with domestic ones.

Function Health, a startup that offers lab testing and body scans for early disease detection, scored nearly $300 million in series B funding, boosting its valuation to $2.5 billion. Redpoint Ventures ...

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...

What would a Tesla be without controversy and split opinions? The Tesla Model Y’s midcycle refresh brought significant enough changes to earn it a spot in our 2026 SUV of the Year competition. The ...

Block's sales and earnings missed Wall Street's targets in the third quarter. Revenue performance came in far weaker than expected. Block raised its full-year gross profit target, but higher costs in ...

Journal Editorial Report: The Fed Chief signals rate cuts are coming. As we saw during the Covid pandemic, lab-created experiments can wreak havoc when they escape their confines. Once released, they ...

"Bargain Block" host Keith Bynum was all smiles in a recent social media post, showing off a joyful hand between himself, his on-air (and real-life) partner, Evan Thomas, and their costar, Shea ...

First, gpt-oss comes in two flavors: gpt-oss-20b and gpt-oss-120b. The former is described as a medium open weight model, while the latter is considered a heavy open weight model. The medium model is ...