The Punch

World Athletics blocks Ofili’s switch to Turkey

World Athletics has rejected Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili's allegiance switch to Turkey, citing concerns over the integrity ...
IGN

Marvel's One World Under Doom Crossover Ends With a Major Death and a New Sorcerer Supreme

Marvel Comics has finally wrapped up One World Under Doom, its major crossover event series for 2025. This series has seen Doctor Doom, now wielding the power of the Sorcerer Supreme, proclaim himself ...
Yahoo

Mamdani, NYC Parks enact emergency order to block certain 'large-scale' gatherings during FIFA World Cup

NYC Parks and the mayor have decided that permit applications for "special events" may be denied the week of the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The decision was reportedly made to ensure "efficient ...
Bisnow

FIFA Slashes Hotel Room Blocks In At Least 3 World Cup Host Cities

FIFA, soccer's global governing body, canceled hotel blocks in all U.S. host cities, a potential blow to hoteliers with a lot riding on the 39-day 2026 World Cup. The tournament organizer released ...
The Business Journals

FIFA cancels hotel room blocks in Boston, other World Cup host cities

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min All U.S. host cities saw blocks ...
Morningstar

Block Blast! Remains No. 1 in Worldwide Mobile Game Downloads for Second Straight Month

Hungry Studio today announced that Block Blast! ranked No. 1 worldwide by downloads in both January and February 2026, according to the latest global mobile game download rankings from Sensor Tower.
Los Angeles Times

Ukraine’s anti-Shahed drone devices draw U.S. and allies’ interest, but a wartime ban blocks sales

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ukraine’s low-cost interceptor drones, battle-tested against Russia’s Iranian-designed Shaheds, have drawn ...
Fast Company

Tech and finance layoffs: Oracle, Block, Morgan Stanley, Capital One headline brutal week for job losses

The past week has been a brutal one for many working in the tech and financial industries. Thousands of jobs have been lost—or will be lost soon—from companies including Block, Morgan Stanley, Capital ...
Wired

Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading ByteDance’s Chinese Apps

In January, after TikTok announced a deal to transfer its US operations, Apple began blocking people in the US from downloading or updating ByteDance apps designed for the Chinese market. ByteDance ...
AOL

I talked to one of the laid-off Block employees. He gave me a sobering warning.

In late 2022, when ChatGPT was first blowing everyone's minds, Kenji didn't really get it. Sure, it did some pretty cool things. But so had plenty of other generative AI models he'd tinkered with over ...
The New York Times

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

Mr. Zamost was the head of communications, policy and people at Square, now known as Block, from 2015 to 2020. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...
Business Insider

Jack Dorsey struck an 'empathetic' tone as he laid off nearly half of Block

Jack Dorsey's approach to layoffs at Block struck a different tone than other tech sector cuts. Block announced it will lay off roughly 40% of its employees, citing "intelligent tools." Dorsey offered ...