Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri
Apple is laying off over 200 employees from its Vision Pro and Siri teams as it shifts its hardware and software strategy. The company is scaling back on immersive content and gaming for the headset while pivoting toward future smart glasses and AI-integrated services.
Why it matters
The layoffs signal a potential cooling of Apple's aggressive spatial computing ambitions and a strategic reallocation of resources toward AI and wearable hardware.
Apple is laying off staff on the Siri and the Vision Pro teams, according to Bloomberg. The cuts include “largely shutting down” a Vision Pro gaming team and “reducing the size” of the team that makes Vision Pro immersive content, the publication says. More than 200 jobs were cut.
Apple said in a statement to Bloomberg it was making the changes to “to evolve our business to deliver the best experiences for our users,” though it will be making new roles. The company didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge.
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