Apple cuts jobs in digital services groups as priorities shift

Layoffs are unusual at Apple, though the company has made other recent cuts. — Reuters

Apple Inc took the rare step of cutting about 100 jobs in its services group, part of a shift in priorities for the critical division, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The company informed the affected employees, who worked across several different teams in Senior Vice President Eddy Cue’s services group, on Tuesday, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the move isn’t public.