--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "309a27b74221200f19fcbfe95d405dd88090e399b8398cd697af197214d4f6db" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/309a27b7?lang=en" title: "Apple Cuts 200 Siri and Vision Pro Jobs, Axing Headset Gaming Team" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-08-21T20:53:58.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["apple","agent","robotics","vision-pro"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/tech/apple-cuts-200-siri-and-vision-pro-jobs-axing-headset-gaming-team-715759b2","https://x.com/business/status/2090875781912146302","https://x.com/markgurman/status/2090875310585905285","https://x.com/markgurman/status/2090875602165518673","https://x.com/markgurman/status/2090875637410226340","https://x.com/markgurman/status/2090875661451944023"] summary: "Software engineers across several product divisions are being laid off as the company realigns its workforce to focus on next-generation artificial intelligence. Apple is eliminating roughly 200 roles, which includes the nearly complete removal of the Vision Pro gaming unit and a reduction in the team creating immersive video. The layoffs also impact the Siri digital assistant and the Intelligence Systems Experience team to facilitate a transition to a new AI architecture. The shifts in the headset division follow poor consumer reception of the device as a gaming machine and high overhead for content, with immersive videos costing millions of dollars per episode. Apple stated that the realignment is meant to deliver better user experiences and noted that affected employees are eligible to apply for other positions within the company." --- # Apple Cuts 200 Siri and Vision Pro Jobs, Axing Headset Gaming Team > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-08-21T20:53:58.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** apple, agent, robotics, vision\-pro ## Summary Software engineers across several product divisions are being laid off as the company realigns its workforce to focus on next\-generation artificial intelligence\. Apple is eliminating roughly 200 roles, which includes the nearly complete removal of the Vision Pro gaming unit and a reduction in the team creating immersive video\. The layoffs also impact the Siri digital assistant and the Intelligence Systems Experience team to facilitate a transition to a new AI architecture\. The shifts in the headset division follow poor consumer reception of the device as a gaming machine and high overhead for content, with immersive videos costing millions of dollars per episode\. Apple stated that the realignment is meant to deliver better user experiences and noted that affected employees are eligible to apply for other positions within the company\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]()