Apple to cut more than 200 roles tied to Siri and Vision Pro, Yahoo Finance reports

Apple is planning to cut more than 200 jobs connected to its Siri and Vision Pro efforts, according to a report by Yahoo Finance. The cuts are part of a broader internal reallocation of resources toward artificial intelligence initiatives, as well as work that Apple frames around smart glasses, the report said.

The Siri team sits at the center of Apple’s push to make its iPhone and other devices more “assistant-driven,” with Siri acting as the interface for voice commands across the company’s ecosystem. Vision Pro, meanwhile, is Apple’s augmented and virtual reality headset platform, built to support spatial computing applications. A reduction in headcount in both areas suggests Apple wants to concentrate talent and budgets on AI capabilities that can reach customers across its mass-market devices, rather than on products with a narrower initial audience.

Yahoo Finance characterized the restructuring as a shift away from immersive computing and toward AI development. In practical terms, the reported changes would likely affect engineering and program work tied to Siri and the Vision Pro roadmap, though the report did not provide a breakdown of roles by location, job function, or the timing of specific layoffs.

The move also aligns with a sector-wide pattern in which consumer technology companies are accelerating spending on AI-related software and model development, while trimming costs elsewhere. For Apple, the strategic tension is familiar: expanding AI capabilities can require large engineering investment, but it also depends on integrating new capabilities into existing products at scale. Siri, as a long-running consumer touchpoint, is a natural place for AI-driven upgrades, while Vision Pro requires continuing work on hardware, software compatibility, and developer tooling to sustain growth.

Apple has not publicly detailed the reported number of impacted employees or the specific teams affected in a company statement included in the Yahoo Finance report. As a result, readers should treat the magnitude and scope of the cuts as preliminary until Apple confirms details through an official channel such as investor communications, internal notices, or other filings where applicable.

From a product portfolio standpoint, smart glasses are often viewed as Apple’s next major wearable platform after Apple Watch and AirPods. The company has marketed glasses concepts over time, and it has indicated that it intends to keep expanding beyond smartphones into spatial and wearable computing. If the reported redirection is accurate, Apple appears to be attempting to ensure that its next-generation AI interface and its next-generation wearable hardware development receive priority funding and staffing.

The reported layoffs also raise questions about how Apple intends to balance its short-term focus on AI with its longer-term commitment to spatial computing. Vision Pro has been positioned as a platform for developers and a pathway to future iterations of headsets. However, the report’s framing implies that near-term internal resources may be tighter than previously expected, at least for some sub-projects.

What to watch next is whether Apple acknowledges the restructuring, provides a clearer timeline, or discusses how its AI roadmap will affect Siri functionality and on-device experiences. Investors and customers will likely look for confirmation that existing Vision Pro software support and hardware development remain on track, alongside updates about AI features in core products and any early details tied to future smart glasses.