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How to Get Minecraft Crafter and Builder Cape

The Crafter Cape is earned at TwitchCon Rotterdam by collecting three Emerald stickers through Minecraft activities. The Builder Cape is obtainable by watching a Minecraft category livestream on ...
New York Post

One-of-a-kind ‘castle’ stands to sell for a bargain at auction — after failing to fetch $22M on the market

You can call this “castle” your home — and for a bargain, to boot. Perched above the river that divides Virginia and Maryland, a 16,800-square-foot mansion dubbed the Castle on the Potomac boasts ...
KARE 11

Basilica Block Party ends permanently

MINNEAPOLIS — A beloved local music festival that struggled in recent years is not coming back. Basilica Block Party organizers announced that it's permanently concluded. This comes after a pause last ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Virginia Judge Blocks Redistricting Plan Approved by Voters

A Virginia judge halted the implementation of a voter-approved plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps in a way that would have led to more US House seats for Democrats. The order was handed ...
Reuters

Virginia court blocks voter‑approved congressional map backed by Democrats

April 22 (Reuters) - A Virginia court on Wednesday halted a new Democratic-drawn congressional ‌map approved by voters that could flip four Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in ...
Business Insider

Jack Dorsey outlines how AI will change Block's org chart — and replace managers with 'player-coaches'

Jack Dorsey wants AI in Block's bones. In February, Block laid off over 4,000 employees, roughly 40% of its workforce. Dorsey cited AI advances as one of the reasons for the cut. On the company's ...
IGN

Mojang Reveals Chaos Cubed Update Coming to Minecraft Later This Year With Tiny Takeover Release Date Set for Next Week

Mojang Studios has unveiled more information about updates coming to Minecraft in 2026, including the release date for Tiny Takeover and a sneak peek at the Chaos Cubed game drop. The Minecraft Live ...
Business Insider

Block employee says the company dangled a 75% pay raise to get her to stay after layoffs — but she decided to quit

Survived the Block layoffs? You might be getting a hefty retention package, including a bonus. Naoko Takeda was a data scientist at Block's Cash App for two years, per LinkedIn. After over 4,000 of ...
American Banker

Is Block the first domino for AI-spurred layoffs?

It was the combination of "layoffs" and "artificial intelligence" that stoked broader concern for an AI-driven shock to the labor market, leaving many to wonder whether Jack Dorsey's payments company ...
Los Angeles Times

AI-washing: How companies like Block may use AI as a layoff excuse

When Block Inc. laid off nearly half its staff last week, co-founder Jack Dorsey offered a seemingly simple explanation: Artificial intelligence was allowing the company to do more with fewer ...
Forbes

Block Lays Off 40% Of Staff And Blames It On AI. Don’t Buy The Excuse.

Payments company Block announced it’s laying off 40% of its staff. According to Chairman and founder Jack Dorsey: “This decision comes from a position of strength. Intelligence tools have changed what ...
CNBC

Block shares soar as much as 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count. Shares of the payment company skyrocketed as much as 24% in extended trading. It was last seen up nearly ...