Apple cut more than 600 California employees after retreating from its car and screen projects

• Apple has cut more than 600 employees in California as it pulls back from two major projects.
• The layoffs follow struggles with cost overruns and delays in Apple's electric-car and screen projects.
• Some employees have moved to the company's growing artificial-intelligence division.

As Apple retreats from two ambitious projects, the tech giant has cut more than 600 employees in California, according to filings with the state.