Apple lays off over 200 in Vision Pro and Siri teams

Apple has laid off more than 200 employees across its Vision Pro and Siri teams as the company shifts its strategic focus toward smart glasses and next-generation artificial intelligence technology. The cuts, reported by Bloomberg, affect approximately 100 workers in the Vision Pro division and another 100 in the Siri and software engineering groups.

The reductions in the Vision Pro organization are concentrated on teams working on gaming and immersive video content. Apple is largely shutting down the unit dedicated to developing games for the headset and is scaling back the team that produces its high-cost immersive video series. The company has told employees that the Vision Pro hardware and its visionOS operating system are not being discontinued, and it still plans to release a new model as early as the end of 2028. However, the immediate product focus has moved to smart glasses, which are not designed to support immersive video or advanced gaming.

The Siri layoffs stem from a fundamental architectural change driven by the integration of AI. The new Siri AI system, which began rolling out with iOS 27, requires a different set of technical expertise. Consequently, Apple is...