India's Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has condemned a government order directing GitHub to remove repositories for Jack Dorsey’s BitChat app, calling it unconstitutional and a threat to free speech. The government's cybercrime agency cited BitChat's potential use for bypassing internet shutdowns and evading surveillance.
India's cybercrime agency, I4C, ordered GitHub to remove the code for Jack Dorsey's decentralized messaging app Bitchat within three hours. The agency cited security concerns, potential exploitation during public disorder, and the app's use by protestors during recent exam-paper leak rallies.
Jack Dorsey's Block has launched Buzz, a free, open-source platform for teams to collaborate with AI agents in a shared workspace. Built on Nostr, it features cryptographic identities for agents and aims to reduce reliance on tools like Slack and GitHub.
Jack Dorsey's Block has launched Buzz, a new open-source group chat platform for workplaces. It integrates AI agents and GitHub project management, aiming to challenge Slack by offering a model-agnostic, decentralized, and self-sovereign workspace for human-AI collaboration.
Jack Dorsey's Block has launched Builderbot, an AI tool capable of executing 15% of production code changes. The system understands the company's entire codebase, allowing engineers to make changes across services and significantly speeding up the development process from months to days.
A rebooted version of the short-form video app Vine, called Divine, has launched. Backed by Jack Dorsey and built on the Nostr protocol, it emphasizes creativity and human-made content over engagement and AI. Access is currently invite-only.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a humanAs a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of the most influential – if short-lived – social media platforms.The app, which allowed users to record a looping six seconds of video, boomed in popularity after its launch in 2013, spawning a plethora of viral comedy sketches and internet memes. It hit 100 million monthly active users at its peak and helped launch the careers of influencers such as Logan Paul. Continue reading...
Divine, a Vine reboot financed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's nonprofit and Other Stuff, has launched on iOS and Android with roughly 500,000 restored Vine videos from nearly 100,000 creators. The app, built on the open social protocol Nostr, aims to revive the six-second looping video format while filtering out AI-generated content using the C2PA standard. Early Vine creators including Lele Pons have returned to the platform.
Block Inc., dirigée par Jack Dorsey, a publié son rapport de preuve de réserve pour le premier trimestre 2026, révélant une supervision totale de 28 355 BTC (environ 2,2 milliards de dollars). Dont 19 357 BTC pour les clients Square et Cash App et 8 997 BTC de trésorerie d'entreprise, la plaçant au 14e rang mondial. Cette initiative de transparence survient avant les résultats financiers du 7 mai, dans un contexte de débat sur la sécurité des données.
The fintech company's third-party audited disclosure shows $1.5 billion in customer Bitcoin and $692 million in corporate treasury holdings.
An analysis of the tech industry's adoption of lowercase writing, sparked by Jack Dorsey's all-lowercase email announcing 4,000 layoffs at Block. The author explores how this casual style serves as a display of power and privilege, allowing those in unassailable positions to appear effortlessly casual while subordinates cannot afford such informality. The piece also critiques annoying email habits including 'tks' signoffs and single-emoji replies.
Jack Dorsey, CEO of fintech company Block, openly admitted that AI was the driving force behind the company's decision to lay off 40% of its workforce, more than 4,000 employees. The layoffs reduced Block's headcount from 10,000 to about 6,000. Dorsey said the decision crystallized last December after he and other executives experimented with advanced AI models including Anthropic's Opus 4.6 and OpenAI's Codex 5.3. The layoffs were executed within three weeks of the decision, with Dorsey emphasizing he wanted to act with integrity and generosity rather than waiting until the company was under pressure.
