Block uses AI for voice ordering and preparing purchase orders for merchants

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Block is using AI across both sides of sales: Square Kiosk enables customers to ask about the menu and place orders by voice, while Squaremates prepares purchase orders for restaurant merchants. Block also plans to add a purchasing agent to help manage inventory and place orders with suppliers. Square processed $76.4 billion in payments in the third quarter, up 14% year over year; Block is testing how to charge other businesses for its AI tools.