Apple is laying off 614 employees in Santa Clara as part of its first mass job cuts in years, according to a state filing. An attorney for the tech giant wrote that the layoffs are effective on May 27, in a letter last week to the California Employment Development Department. The move, which spans eight offices in Santa Clara, follows reports that the company canceled a decadelong electric car project. The filing did not mention the project, but affected roles include “machine shop” managers,... Read this story