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AI Layoffs Hit a Tipping Point: The 2026 Jobs Crisis Nobody Saw Coming This Fast

The numbers started quietly. A few hundred here, a thousand there. But this week, the trickle became a flood — and the conversation about AI replacing human workers shifted from theoretical to terrifyingly real. Block CEO Jack Dorsey just axed nearly half his company. Four thousand jobs, gone in a single announcement. His message to the rest of corporate America? “I don’t think we’re early to this realization. I think most companies are late.” ...

February 28, 2026 · 6 min · DBBS Tech