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2026
Block unveils Dessa AI voice model
Block unveiled Dessa, an AI voice model trained entirely on human conversations without text or pretrained models.
2026
Block announces the Dessa AI model
Block announced Dessa, an AI model trained on human conversation, and shared example conversations with humans to demonstrate it.
2026
Omacom Foundation launches with $23.5 million in pledges and donations
The Omacom Foundation was incorporated as a nonprofit to hold trademarks, fund infrastructure, promote the work, and support open-source projects and developers Omarchy depends on. Twelve Founding Patrons each contributed $1 million, corporate patrons pledged $1 million a year for three years or $1.5 million in tokens, and over 800 donors raised over $120,000, bringing total pledges and donations to approximately $23.5 million.
2021
H&R Block sues over Block name
H&R Block filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over Square's new name, Block, alleging that the name would confuse consumers and seeking to prevent Block from using it.
2021
Square announces corporate name change to Block
Square said it was changing its corporate name to Block, with the new name expected to take effect on or about December 10, 2021. The company said its business units would retain their respective brands.