Apple laying off 614 California workers after scrapping electric car project

Apple is laying off 614 workers in California following reports that emerged earlier this year that the tech giant is abandoning its effort to build an electric car.  A state filing from Apple shows that the job cuts will impact eight offices in Santa Clara County and will go into effect on May 27.  The filing did not name the project, but roles affected by the layoffs include "machine shop" managers, product design engineers and hardware engineers, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.  In February, Ap ...