Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak ‘suffers stroke’ as tech boss who set up firm with late Steve Jobs is rushed to hospital
APPLE co-founder Steve Wozniak has been rushed to the hospital in Mexico after he reportedly suffered a stroke.
The 73-year-old tech boss was scheduled to speak at the World Business Forum in Mexico on Wednesday afternoon when he felt unwell.
Wozniak was taken to the hospital after fainting during the event, right before he was about to go on stage a source told CNN.
According to Mexican media, including the Televisa network and the El Universal newspaper, Wozniak had a stroke and was in a private hospital where his condition was “stable.”
The software engineer founded Apple in 1976 with Steve Jobs, who died in 2011.
Wozniak was set to speak about his work with Jobs and the risks of technology, including artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, according to the forum’s website.
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