"Apple's Mass Layoffs: 600 California Jobs Cut Amid Project Halts"
Apple has cut over 600 employees in California as it retreats from its electric car and next-generation screen projects, with some staff being reassigned to other areas such as artificial intelligence. The layoffs are a result of cost overruns and launch delays in these ambitious projects, and the affected employees were based in various Santa Clara offices. This move comes as Apple focuses on its growing artificial-intelligence division and streamlines its operations.