OAN’s James Meyers
8:52 AM -Friday, April 5, 2024
Apple is reportedly laying off 614 workers after canceling a 10-year project to build a self-driving electric car in its first round of job cuts since the start of COVID-19.
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The iPhone making company notified employees of the layoffs on March 28th, with changes to take effect on May 27th, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Bloomberg reported last month that the company had canceled plans to develop its own displays for the Apple Watch and laid off workers, with the “cost and complexity” proved too much.
Additionally, the layoffs cover hardware engineers, machine shop managers and product design engineers linked to the secret project.
The move also comes just a month after Apple stopped its Electric Vehicle (EV) plans and switched…
