Apple Cuts Jobs Across Its Sales Organization

Layoff Details - Apple eliminated several dozen sales roles, impacting account executives for government agencies and university systems, as well as those managing briefing centers [1][2][3] - The layoffs are considered rare for Apple [1][4] Strategic Shift - Apple is streamlining its sales approach to businesses, schools, and governments [1] - The company aims to create more efficiency and cut costs [6] - A significant portion of sales already occurs through third-party retailers (the channel) [4][6] - Apple states it is continuing to hire and affected employees can apply for new roles [5] AI Impact - The layoffs are primarily attributed to cost-cutting and efficiency, not directly related to artificial intelligence [6] - Previous AI-related job cuts involved the self-driving car project, with some employees moved to generative AI [7]