Microsoft Cuts 3,200 Xbox Jobs; Apple Trims 200 Roles — Information Technology

Microsoft and Apple Report Large Information Technology Layoffs on Aug. 24–25, 2026

Microsoft Corporation and Apple Inc. reported workforce reductions in the Information Technology sector in the period covering August 24–25, 2026, according to published reports and public filings.

Reported layoffs

• Microsoft Corporation — 3,200 employees: Multiple outlets reported that Microsoft Corporation plans to eliminate 3,200 roles across Xbox studios, with impacts described at Bethesda Game Studios and id Software, per Notebookcheck, levelup.com and Wccftech. Sources cited current and recently laid-off workers represented by the Communications Workers of America who described eliminations of entire teams and specialty roles and raised issues including bargaining disputes and severance; the reports noted Microsoft/Xbox had been contacted for comment but had not responded.

• Apple Inc. — 200 employees: Reports from theweek.in, India.com and PCMag indicate Apple Inc. will cut more than 200 jobs in a reorganization affecting the Vision Pro and Siri teams. The accounts describe roughly 100 reductions in the Vision Pro division and about 100 roles across Siri and related software units as Apple scales back in-house immersive content and restructures its Intelligent Systems Experience team. The company said affected employees would be offered opportunities to apply for other roles within Apple, according to those reports.

• TekSynap Corporation — 69 employees: A WARN filing with state regulators reported that TekSynap Corporation will eliminate 69 positions statewide in Virginia, per the filing. The notice lists the planned workforce reduction and the location as Statewide VA.

Timing and sources

The Microsoft and Apple items were reported by the named publications cited above; the TekSynap reduction is documented in a WARN filing with state regulators. Where specific dates were provided in source filings, they are noted in the individual records. The overall aggregation covers reported Information Technology layoffs captured for August 24–25, 2026.

Summary

Combined reporting shows 3,469 employees named in the cited items for Microsoft, Apple and TekSynap, with an additional Apple record from November 2025 in the supplied data that duplicates the Apple headcount. These confirmed reports and the WARN filing document workforce reductions and restructuring actions in the Information Technology sector during the August 24–25, 2026 window.