Tech layoffs August 2026 update: Apple, TikTok, LinkedIn, Netflix join the list of companies slashing jobs

August is quickly coming to a close, but it appears to be ending the way it began: with mass layoffs at some of the biggest tech companies on the planet. Here’s the latest roundup of recent job cuts from some of the most prominent tech players in the industry. Apple slashes positions on Siri and Vision Pro teams Of all the tech layoffs this month so far, the recent job cuts at Apple seem to have grabbed the most headlines. This is for a few reasons. First, Apple rarely announces mass layoffs—so any round of job cuts from the iPhone maker tends to be widely reported. Second, the cuts affect Apple’s Siri and Vision Pro teams, two product areas in which the company has seen significant struggles. Apple’s job cuts were first reported by AppleInsider last week, which said the company was laying off more than 60 employees from its Vision Pro team. The Apple Vision Pro, when it was released in 2025, was Apple’s first major new product launch in nearly a decade. But the augmented reality headset was a flop, failing to catch on with customers. But the Vision Pro team is not the only one affected by the job cuts. On Friday, Bloomberg reported (via 9to5Mac) that Apple was also laying off peo…