BusinessQuiet 79d · day 80
Apple lays off 147 engineers weeks before Ternus era begins
A WARN filing shows cuts at three Silicon Valley offices, hitting Vision Pro engineers hardest, days before Tim Cook hands the CEO job to John Ternus.
What to know
- Apple's WARN filing discloses 147 layoffs across its Cupertino headquarters and two Sunnyvale offices, with AR/VR engineers on Vision Pro-related products hit hardest.
- The cuts follow reports that Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro headset has sold poorly since its 2024 launch.
- The layoffs land just before Tim Cook steps down as CEO after 15 years, handing the role to John Ternus ahead of a September product launch season.
- Affected employees' separations are scheduled to begin Oct. 19, 2026.
Tim Cook Outgoing Apple CEO
John Ternus Incoming Apple CEOApple Company undergoing layoffs and leadership transition
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Right, but the people who are spending all that money on full immersion are an edge case. Most people are probably going to be perfectly happy with a "porthole" or "window" (aka TV or monitor). But current headsets are all uncomfortable, cumbersome, and have pretty bad battery life. Exactly. They got too deep into the feature stack and trying…
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This right here. Ive was a brilliant designer early in, but then became someone who huffs his own farts in a bag.