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X is funding a lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's Block to support the 'right to freedom of speech'
X is funding a lawsuit filed by Chloe Happe against her former employer Block, which was founded by Jack Dorsey, the same person who founded the website formerly known as Twitter.
Block is reportedly laying off around 1,000 workers
Block is the latest major tech company to conduct large-sale layoffs. The company is reportedly letting go around 1,000 workers, with Cash App, Foundational and Square bearing the brunt of the impact.
Twitch finally prevents users from watching channels they're banned from
Twitch has rolled out a feature that blocks banned users from watching the streams of the creators that banned them in the first place, a long-requested tool. However, logged-out users can watch any stream.
Jack Dorsey is heading Square again after its current CEO steps down
Square's current CEO is stepping down, and Jack Dorsey is taking over.
Tidal is increasing its HiFi plan to $11 per month
Starting on August 1st, an individual Tidal HiFi membership is going up by $1 to $11 per month in the US, while the family plan will run you $17 per month, an increase of $2.
Police arrest suspect in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee (updated)
A suspect in the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee has been arrested, and may be a tech executive Lee knew.
Cash App creator Bob Lee reportedly killed in San Francisco stabbing
Lee's most recent employer MobileCoin confirmed his passing.
Tidal finally adds proper playlist sharing
Tidal is catching up to rivals by offering playlist sharing.
Cash App breach impacted over 8 million users
A former employee downloaded reports with US customer information.
Block is officially building an 'open Bitcoin mining system,' says founder Jack Dorsey
Dorsey first announced in October last year that the digital payments provider, then known as Square, was considering working on the project.
Tumblr blocks tags for 'sensitive content' in order to stay on the App Store
Tumblr has restricted what its users can see on its iOS app in an effort to make sure it doesn't get kicked out of Apple's App Store again.
Jack Dorsey caused an uproar with a bizarre Web3 Twitter rant
One of the internet’s most vocal proponents of Bitcoin voiced an unusually uncharacteristic opinion against Web3 this week.
H&R Block sues Jack Dorsey's Block for trademark infringement
Block may have hit a snag in its rebranding effort.
Square is rebranding itself as 'Block'
Payments firm Square plans to change its name to Block as cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies become a bigger part of its business.
Spotify finally lets you block other users
You can now block other users on Spotify without contacting the company.
Twitter's tool for removing unwanted followers arrives for web users
The safety-focused feature is rolling out to everyone.
Nigeria lifts Twitter ban but demands it’s used for ‘business and positive engagements’
Nigeria is set to lift a ban on Twitter under the condition that it's used in the country for "business and positive engagements."
Apple will stop letting Epic Games use ‘Sign in with Apple’ on September 11th
Apple will no longer allow Epic Games users to 'Sign In with Apple'
Signal lets you see more info before you accept a message from a stranger
Signal lets you see a sender's profile before you accept, delete or block a message or call.
Google Meet for Education will auto-block users who don't log in
G Suite for Education will block anonymous users from Google Meet video calls.
