Yup. I thought this was an interesting take on the Block layoffs, from a former employee:

"I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem."

also -

"Salesforce CEO says Block's cuts shouldn't fuel worries of mass layoffs: 'That company has its own unique issues'" https://www.aol.com/articles/salesforce-ceo-says-blocks-cuts...

one more :-) -

	▲	toomuchtodo 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Jack Dorsey’s 4,000 Job Cuts at Block Arouse Suspicions of AI-Washing - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/jack-dors... \| https://archive.today/QhUJT - March 1st, 2026 Sam Altman Says Companies Are ‘AI Washing’ Layoffs - https://gizmodo.com/sam-altman-says-companies-are-ai-washing... - February 21st, 2026 HN Search: AI Washing - https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...