Apple Lays Off 147 Workers in Rare Bay Area Cuts, Hitting Vision Pro and Siri Teams

NewsData.io · United States · Aug 27, 2026

Apple is cutting 147 positions—primarily software engineers and machine learning specialists at its Cupertino and Sunnyvale campuses—as the company restructures around AI priorities ahead of CEO Tim Cook's September departure. The layoffs affect Vision Pro and Siri teams and follow a June round of 57 cuts in Escondido. Broader context shows U.S. tech layoffs surged 66% year-over-year from January–May, with AI cited as the leading driver, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Separately, New York has now overtaken the Bay Area as the top market for tech talent recruitment, a geographic shift staffing firms serving tech clients should note.