Apple to Cut 147 Software and ML Roles at Cupertino and Sunnyvale Offices
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What we know
Location: Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California, USA.
Department affected: software engineering and machine learning (Vision Pro and Siri teams).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Apple announced it will eliminate 147 positions across its Cupertino headquarters and two Sunnyvale offices, with the reductions concentrated in software engineering and machine learning teams tied to the Vision Pro headset and the Siri digital assistant. The layoffs are scheduled to begin on October 19, 2026, and represent part of a broader reorientation toward smartglasses and AI priorities as well as an upcoming leadership transition. The Cupertino campus is slated to lose 79 employees, while the two Sunnyvale sites will shed 40 and 28 workers respectively. This action is one of five WARN notices Apple has filed in 2026, bringing its disclosed total for the year to 282 positions, and follows prior small cuts such as 57 roles in Escondido in June.
Apple Inc. cut 147 jobs in CA affecting its software engineering and machine learning (Vision Pro and Siri teams) team as of October 19, 2026.
That is roughly 0.1% of the 164,000 people Apple Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 19 layoff events at Apple Inc. since April 2024, including 512 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 15 additional events known from news reporting.
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