Jack Dorsey demonstrated both versions with the poise of a man who had already forgotten what he said 12 months ago. Cut 931 people in March 2025 ("not about AI"), then 4,000 more in February 2026 ("100 people + AI = 1,000 people"). Block's stock surged 25% on the second announcement. https://readuncut.com/the-ai-bet-corporate-america-actually-made-it-wasnt-productivity/

#AI #TechLayoffs #BlockInc #AIWashing

After #RSAC Conference 2026, every booth was screaming the same thing: AI, AI, AI. 😱

So Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli sat back down with Lisa Liu, Corporate Marketing and Communications Manager at Stellar Cyber, to ask what was actually true on that show floor — and what was just a sticker.

Stellar Cyber has been building machine learning into its platform since 2015, long before AI became the default marketing label. Lisa pulls no punches on the AI-washing problem, the difference between a marketing label and an architectural decision, and why a "fully autonomous SOC" is exactly the part of the pitch that should set off your alarm bells.

A huge thank you to the team at Stellar Cyber for joining us on this journey — both on the floor at hashtag#RSAC2026 and in the recap. We loved sharing your story and we're looking forward to many more conversations ahead. 🙌

📍 Where are we headed next? Glad you asked: Infosecurity Europe and Black Hat USA — see you there.

🎙️ Recap: https://lnkd.in/gEs67ue3

🎙️ On Location: https://lnkd.in/g6zg4t7x

🌐 RSAC Coverage: https://lnkd.in/gW-6ZtH

🌐 Next Coverages: https://lnkd.in/gaGVUjgg

#StellarCyber #AIWashing #SOC #AgenticAI #CyberSecurity #infosec #soc #ai

Learned a new Term yesterday: #AIwashing !

What does AI-washing mean? It's similar to greenwashing. Claim that something is caused by / made because of X while in reality the reason is totally different.

2 examples:

1.) Facebook to lay off 20% of it's employees because of "AI will replace them".
Reality: Zuckerberg dumped billions USD into MetaVerse without any revenue.
It was really a dumb idea in the first place - even before AI...

1/2

💼 Marghera vede 37 licenziamenti legati all'IA, ma la realtà è un mix di AI Washing e manovre finanziarie. Analizziamola! #AIWashing #LavoroInCrisi

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/marghera-37-licenziati-per-colpa-dellai-ma-e-una-storia-di-ai-washing-e-finanza

😮 Marghera, 37 licenziati a causa dell'AI? Analizziamo questa storia di #AIWashing e finanza. #FuturoDelLavoro

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/marghera-37-licenziati-per-colpa-dellai-ma-e-una-storia-di-ai-washing-e-finanza

Jack Dorsey's Block Accused of 'AI-Washing' to Excuse Laying Off Nearly Half Its Workforce - Slashdot

｢ Block more than tripled its employee base between 2019 and 2022, growing from 3,835 to 12,430 workers. The company's stock had fallen 40% since early 2025, creating pressure to cut costs. "This is more about the business being bloated for so long than it is about AI," ｣

https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/03/08/1110220/jack-dorseys-block-accused-of-ai-washing-to-excuse-laying-off-nearly-half-its-workforce?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

#ai #layoffs #aiwashing #jackdorsey