Apple CEO Ternus cuts engineering PMs, ~6 directors, in push to flatten org
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-30
Bloomberg reports Apple CEO John Ternus has begun cutting engineering program managers, including roughly 6 directors. The goal: fewer layers between engineers and top executives, plus year-round launches instead of the traditional fall/spring batches. Cost pressure comes from a memory shortage raising component costs and a quarterly drop in services revenue.
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