When Jane Hastings opened her toy shop on the outskirts of Liverpool 15 years ago, she never dreamed she would one day become ‘TikTok famous’. Starting with just £100 worth of stock, the grandmother ...

09:43, Tue, Mar 3, 2026 Updated: 09:44, Tue, Mar 3, 2026 Petrol stations are descending into complete chaos with queues spotted at fuel pumps amid fears prices could rise within days. Motorists have ...

Motorists wait in their cars for over an hour to fill their tanks ahead of the looming price increase and forecasted fuel shortages in the UK (Picture: w8media) Queues of nearly 100 cars have been ...

Popeyes UK has announced it will be bringing its iconic Louisiana fried chicken to Hull with the opening of its first restaurant in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The new restaurant, located at ...

The mood was jubilant when Block chief executive Jack Dorsey summoned Afterpay Australia’s 1300 staff to California in October for a raucous retreat, but last Friday the party stopped suddenly with ...

Block led by CEO Jack Dorsey has announced the most dramatic layoffs in the recent times. The company has slashed around 40% jobs which is nearly half of its workforce in a single round of layoffs.

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 ...

Jack Dorsey announced major layoffs at Block, cutting nearly half of its workforce. Dorsey said AI was behind the cuts, and the company's stock rose over 20% in after-hours trading. Tech and VC ...

The company will shrink by more than 4,000 jobs. The company will shrink by more than 4,000 jobs. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly ...

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 ...

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting its staff by 40%. The reason: “intelligence tools,” according to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey. Dorsey thinks ...

About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Block, ...