REPORTED · WARN NOTICE✓ VERIFIEDPublished Aug 3, 2026

Magic Leap to cut 193 jobs at Plantation HQ as it exits first-party AR-headset development

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGFlorida Department of Commerce· filed July 16, 2026View the filing ↗

What we know

Location: Pl Plantation, Florida.

Department affected: software, hardware, UX and design, product management, manufacturing engineering, quality, technical programme management and senior leadership.

A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on July 16, 2026.

Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the FL state workforce agency.

Summary

Magic Leap, Inc. plans to lay off 193 employees at its Plantation, Florida headquarters as it stops developing first-party AR headsets and pivots to supplying waveguides and device-integration services. The WARN filing states the redundancies are scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2026, and affect roles across software, hardware, UX and design, product management, manufacturing engineering, quality, technical program management and senior leadership. The company said it is refocusing on waveguide manufacturing and device integration to commercialize its optical technology and manufacturing processes rather than sell complete devices under the Magic Leap brand. Magic Leap framed the restructuring as an alignment of its workforce with areas it sees as the greatest opportunity amid growing interest in AI-enabled wearables, but did not disclose how many employees will remain, a breakdown between hardware and supplier operations, or customer commitments for the new strategy.

Magic Leap, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the FL state workforce agency on July 16, 2026.

LayoffTalk has tracked 3 layoff events at Magic Leap, Inc. since October 2026, including 269 jobs documented in official WARN filings.