More tech layoffs are in the works as Apple and Amazon let go hundreds of workers.

Apple announced on Friday that it is laying off more than 600 workers in California, starting May 27, according to a state filing.

This is the first major round of layoffs for Apple since the pandemicsomething CEO Tim Cook said was a “last resort” in May 2023.

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“Mass layoffs are not something we're talking about at this point,” Cook said at the time. “We're continuing to be extremely cautious in hiring. We're continuing to hire, just at a lower level than we were before. And we're doing all the right things to challenge the things that we spend and we” just I'm finding some other ways to save on it.”

The holidays follow those of Apple annulment decision her 10-year project to create an electric, self-driving car. The workers in charge of the project were in a team called the “Special Projects Group”.

Friday's filing did not mention the group by name, but the layoffs affect one of Apple's satellite offices and not its headquarters, meaning the cut roles could be from a separate project.

Amazon, meanwhile, announced Wednesday that it was cutting hundreds of jobs at its cloud computing division, AWS.

“These decisions are difficult but necessary as we continue to invest, hire and optimize resources to deliver innovation to our customers,” Amazon spokesman Duncan Neasham said in a statement to. NPR.

The cut roles oversee technology in physical storefronts and the global sales, marketing and service organization within AWS.

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The job cuts come just days after Amazon announced it was phasing out “Just Walk Out” checkout options at its grocery storefronts.

According to data collected by TechCrunchthe total number of tech layoffs in 2023 was about 262,735 — up 59% from a year ago.