In the summer of 2026, Apple quietly reshaped its vision of the future, letting go of more than 200 engineers and creators whose work had been built around a headset the world was not yet ready to embrace. The cuts — touching Siri, Vision Pro, and AI teams alike — are less an admission of failure than a recalibration: a company reading the horizon and deciding that lighter, smarter, less obtrusive technology is where the human story is heading next. What is being set aside is not ambition, but the particular form ambition took too soon.
Apple cuts 200+ jobs in Siri, Vision Pro teams to refocus on AI and smart glasses
Over 200 employees affected by layoffs across Siri, Vision Pro, and AI teams, though Apple states it will create new roles and support transitions.
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