Jack Dorsey’s fintech company Block announced it was cutting nearly half of its workforce as it bets big on AI. But skeptics say investments in technology may not be the only reason for the layoffs. J.P. Gownder, vice president and principal analyst on the Future of Work team at Forrester Research, joins Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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@paulomateus3083
February 27, 2026 at 3:27 pm
I didn’t know that Elton John was an expert on AI
@flytoday
February 27, 2026 at 5:10 pm
the US runs out of power first
@eatfastnoodle
February 27, 2026 at 6:08 pm
how can anyone take him seriously with that thing on his face?
@tomaszjagodzinski2352
February 28, 2026 at 1:02 am
Looks more and more like all that noise is about pouring concrete and buying chips for data centers. And waiting for the moment when broligarchs can fire all that annoying “people”
@meerarajamani77
February 28, 2026 at 12:02 pm
Everyone just keeps talking about new job creation but no one is talking about how much income will these new jobs create. Ground realities are so different from what experts are talking and analysing on social media.
@supersnapp
February 28, 2026 at 1:26 pm
When is Elton John going to start touring again?
@jasonsargent5030
February 28, 2026 at 3:34 pm
😂😂
@fredyoman
February 28, 2026 at 5:34 pm
That eyeglass is hilarious 😂😂😂
Dude trying look smarty pants 😂
@fredyoman
February 28, 2026 at 5:38 pm
Why a man wears purple glass and pink lipstick????😂😂😂
@HoldMyBeerFam
March 1, 2026 at 3:51 am
You analysts need to do your fkn jobs. Bozos
@HoldMyBeerFam
March 1, 2026 at 3:52 am
Elton John the AI expert over here