Apple Inc. AAPL has reportedly laid off around 100 employees from its services division.

What happened: On Tuesday, Cupertino informed the affected employees who were part of various services under the Senior Vice President Eddy QueueBloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

These job cuts primarily affected the teams responsible for the Apple Books app and the Apple Bookstore, but also included some engineering positions.

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Other service teams affected include those that manage Apple News.

Although Apple Books was hit hardest by the recent wave of layoffs, the app is expected to get some new features over time, the report said.

Apple did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment.

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Why it is important: Earlier this year, the tech giant took a similar step when it laid off hundreds of employees. This came after Apple halted its self-driving car project and its efforts to produce micro-LED displays.

At that time, it was the third major wave of layoffs after the Siri annotation team in San Diego, which affected 121 people in January.

Despite these layoffs, Apple’s earnings continue to exceed expectations.

In its third-quarter earnings report, the company reported revenue of $85.8 billion, up 5% year over year.

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