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

The texts poured in. “WOW.” “WILD.” “Bloodbath.” As the former head of communications, policy and people at Square, the ...
Observer

Block, A.I. and the Front-Running of the Curve

Quant’s Yousef Khalili explores Block’s layoffs as a structural test of whether A.I. has evolved from a productivity enhancer ...

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

The possibility that companies are spinning employees and investors and using AI as a shiny excuse for ugly layoffs has ...
InfoQ

OpenAI Codex-Spark Achieves Ultra-Fast Coding Speeds on Cerebras Hardware

In a major shift in its hardware strategy, OpenAI launched GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, its first production AI model deployed on ...
IEEE

Exploring the Impact of Code.org's Block-Based Coding Curriculum on Student Motivation in K-12 Education

Abstract: In an era where technological skills are essential, integrating coding curriculum within Macao's primary education is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, fostering programming skills ...
IEEE

A Method for Converting Oracle Stored Procedures to Java Code

Abstract: Based on the strong demand for independent control and the improvement of domestic databases, database localization has become an inevitable trend. In the process of migrating Oracle ...