Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of jobs as it embraces AI

Lucy Hooker and

Kali Hays , Technology reporter

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Jack Dorsey co-founded Twitter

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey says his technology firm Block is laying off almost half its workforce because artificial intelligence (AI) "fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company."

"Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes," he wrote in .

The layoffs will mean headcount at the company - which owns Square, CashApp and Tidal


The Boys' Love at the heart of Heated Rivalry is a familiar tale in Asia

Enid Din/@enid.din Fan art of Shane and Ilya lying on a sofa during an iconic scene at the cottage. Shane is wearing a blue shift and Ilya is wearing a black shirt. Enid Din/@enid.din
Fans inspired by Heated Rivalry have created their own Boys Love-style art of iconic scenes

It's an age-old story: boy meets boy.

Charged glances catch across a crowded room. Fingers gently graze against a shared water bottle.

What begins as a series of secret trysts swells over a decade into fervent, undeniable love. Ginger ales and tuna melts are had. A cottage becomes a home.

These have become deeply familiar references as there's not a recess of

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American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says

Maia Davies and

Chris Graham

Watch: "I'm not going to speculate", says Marco Rubio on Cuba boat shooting

At least one American citizen was shot dead and another injured by Cuban officials intercepting a speedboat off its coast on Wednesday, a US official has said.

Border guards shot dead four people and injured the remaining six aboard the Florida-registered speedboat. Cuba accused the 10 people on the boat of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims" and said they opened fire first.

A map showing Cuba and the surrounding region. Havana is marked on the island’s northern coast and a red label to the east states that the Cuban authorities say the incident occurred off the coast of Cayo Falcones. The US is shown to the north of Cuba with a label for Miami in the south of Florida.
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How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit

Reuters Ghislaine Maxwell and Bill Clinton swim in a lavish marble pool, a woman with her face blacked out is also swimming in the pool Reuters

There is a photo that shows Bill Clinton taking a night-time swim alongside Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite now convicted of sex trafficking.

Another captures him smiling backstage at a Rolling Stones concert in Hong Kong with Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and now globally notorious sex offender.

A third undated snap shows the former US president reclining in a hot tub beside someone whose face is blacked out to protect their identity.

Clinton's links to Epstein have been well known for years, with the former president stating it

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Watch dramatic rescue of skier buried in deep snow

The skier was buried under at least four feet of snow, his arm already limp, rescuers said.

Afghanistan launches 'retaliatory' attack on Pakistan, Taliban says

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This latest escalation comes days after Pakistan carried out air strikes inside Afghanistan following suicide blasts on its soil (file photo)

Afghanistan has launched a "large-scale" military operation against Pakistani army positions in response to recent strikes, Taliban officials have said.

The group's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the offensive late on Thursday along the shared border had killed "numerous" Pakistani soldiers and captured others.

This was denied by a spokesman for Pakistan's prime minister, who


Man, 82, crushed to death in car at Munich scrapyard

Getty Images Scrapped vehicles at a scrap and metal recycling yard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on Friday, May 2, 2025 Getty Images
Police believe the man who died had climbed into the vehicle without being noticed (file pic)

An 82-year-old German man who was in a car at a scrapyard in Munich has been crushed to death by a crane.

In a statement, police said the car was intended to be scrapped and the man must have climbed into it without being noticed.

The incident took place at the site of a firm in the Obersendling district of Munich on Wednesday afternoon and news of it has just been made


EU states told to use existing fund for safe abortions after citizens' petition

Paul Kirby Europe digital editor

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European Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib said almost half a million unsafe abortions took place in Europe every year

The European Commission has told member states they can use existing EU funding to pay for safe abortions, after a citizens' initiative attracted 1.1 million signatures to help women without access to safe and legal terminations.

The My Voice, My Choice group behind the initiative has hailed the decision as a victory for women in Europe and a political commitment to women's rights.


Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Kenya's Office of The Director of Prosecutions Festus Arasa Omwamba sits behind bars with his hands clasped, wearing a black face mask Kenya's Office of The Director of Prosecutions
Festus Arasa Omwamba was arrested earlier this month near the Ethiopian border

Police in Kenya have charged a man accused of luring young men to Russia with job opportunities, only for them to end up fighting in Ukraine.

Festus Arasa Omwamba, head of recruitment agency Global Faces Human Resources, recruited 22 Kenyans "for the purpose of exploitation by means of deception", state prosecutors said on Thursday.

The victims were rescued last September from an apartment complex in Athi River, a town

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Moment cooling tower is demolished at German power plant

Onlookers watched as the cooling tower of the decommissioned Frimmersdorf power plant in Germany collapsed.