Aug 21 2026

Apple cuts about 200 jobs across Siri and Vision Pro teams, roughly half in Vision Pro gaming and immersive video, half in Siri and software, as it reorients toward AI and new devices.

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The Siri cuts follow the team's rebuild around Siri AI's new technical architecture.

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