Aug 27 (Reuters) - Apple Inc ( AAPL ) has eliminated

about 100 jobs in its digital services group, with the biggest

cuts affecting the team responsible for its Apple Books app and

Apple Bookstore, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

The layoffs include some engineering roles and other

services teams like the one that runs Apple News, the report

said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Apple ( AAPL ) declined to comment on the Bloomberg News report.

It was not immediately clear how many employees Apple ( AAPL ) had in

its services division. The company had approximately 161,000

full-time equivalent employees as of Sept.30, 2023, according to

its latest annual report.

Apple ( AAPL ) has been reorganizing teams amid shifting priorities,

including to artificial intelligence.

It has previously suspended work on its next high-end Vision

headset and shuttered a project to design and develop its own

smartwatch displays earlier this year, according to media

reports.

Apple ( AAPL ) has been facing headwinds in China, its third-largest

market, since last year, where sales declined 6.5% last quarter.