CUPERTINO — Apple is laying off approximately 200 employees in roles related to Siri and VisionPro. The reductions affect staff working on the company's digital assistant and its mixed-reality headset.

The layoffs include the shutdown of a team working on games for the VisionPro headset and reductions in a group producing 3D videos. A portion of the affected employees worked on features for the Siri digital assistant.

Apple stated it was realigning teams to evolve the business and provide the best experience for users. "While we will create new roles as part of this change, it will also impact a limited number of existing roles," Apple said.

Apple had 166,000 full-time employees in September 2025. The workforce adjustment occurs within a broader industry context where total tech job losses reached 127,180 across 281 companies in 2026, with Apple's 200+ layoffs contributing to this trend, according to Layoffs.fyi data cited by IBTimes UK.

Why It Matters

The cuts target specific divisions within Apple's hardware and software ecosystem, including the shutdown of game development for VisionPro and reductions in 3D video production. Producing Apple Immersive Video content for Vision Pro can cost millions of dollars per project, which cited internal reports on the financial unviability of the initiative.

These changes reflect ongoing adjustments to the company's product strategy since Apple Inc. was established in 1976. The reduction of approximately 200 positions represents a small fraction of the 166,000 full-time employees reported in September 2025, yet it aligns with wider technology sector contraction documented by industry trackers.

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