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Apple reportedly lays off 60 Vision Group employees as priorities shift to AI glasses
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Apple has reportedly laid off at least 60 employees from its Vision and VR teams as the company redirects resources toward AI-powered smart glasses expected in 2027.
The layoffs are the clearest signal yet that Apple is deprioritizing enclosed headset development in favor of a lighter wearable strategy, which reshapes the hardware roadmap for the visionOS platform. Engineers building spatial computing applications should weigh whether the platform's long-term investment trajectory aligns with enclosed headsets or a different form factor entirely.
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Apple reportedly laid off at least 60 employees tied to the Apple Vision Group and VR team, per AppleInsider sources Apple has not confirmed.
The layoffs follow an earlier reorganization where Apple broke up the Vision Products Group, dispersing staff into broader hardware and software teams and reassigning Mike Rockwell to lead the Siri revamp.
Apple is reportedly shifting resources toward AI-powered smart glasses expected at WWDC 2027 that rely on cameras, Siri, and Visual Intelligence rather than an AR display.
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