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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak hospitalized in Mexico City after giving a speech at the World Business Forum: report​

  • Steve Wozniak has been hospitalized in Mexico City after giving a speech at the World Business Forum.
  • The 73-year-old may have suffered from a stroke, local newspaper Reforma reported.
  • Wozniak is currently in a stable condition, the newspaper said.
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has been hospitalized in Mexico City after falling ill at the World Business Forum, according to various reports including local newspaper Reforma and celebrity news site TMZ on Wednesday.

The 73-year-old was admitted to ABC Hospital in the city after suffering from a possible stroke, Reforma reported. Wozniak's speech was scheduled between 4:20 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the second day of the forum.

Insider reached out to representatives for the World Business Forum and Wozniak's website, woz.org, for comment but didn't immediately hear back.

After giving the speech, he told his wife he was "feeling strange" and started exhibiting concerning symptoms, a source with knowledge of the situation told TMZ. His wife said he needed to go to the hospital but Wozniak reportedly declined saying he would be fine.

Upon his wife's insistence, he agreed to go to the hospital, the source said. He appeared to be suffering from vertigo-like symptoms, TMZ reported.

Reforma said that Wozniak is stable but still in the hospital.

Several people on Wozniak's team are flying from the US to Mexico City on a private jet to check in on his condition and bring him back to the US if he needs further treatment, per TMZ.

Wozniak cofounded Apple with Steve Jobs in 1976 and helped build the company's first computers.

He left Apple in 1985 and sold most of his company stock. He is still an active entrepreneur and philanthropist.
 
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Looks like it was a minor stroke and Woz has been released from hospital.

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had minor stroke in Mexico while attending World Business Forum​

Steve Wozniak told ABC News he's "flying home" to the United States.
By Anne Laurent
November 10, 2023, 6:10 AM
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Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, had a minor stroke while attending the World Business Forum in Mexico City on Wednesday, he confirmed to ABC News.

Wozniak said he felt dizzy in the morning while working on his computer, then had some vertigo and couldn't walk. He then went to the hospital, where they took an MRI showing he had a "minor but real stroke," he said via text message to ABC News.

Wozniak said he felt dizzy in the morning while working on his computer, then had some vertigo and couldn't walk. He then went to the hospital, where they took an MRI showing he had a "minor but real stroke," he said via text message to ABC News.

He is no longer in the hospital and is "flying home" to the United States now, he said.

Wozniak was set to speak on the "digital future" at the World Business Forum on Wednesday afternoon in Mexico City but did not speak because he became ill.
 
He also had no qualms putting lead in his mouth while soldering with little to no precautions. That probably messed something up in the long term. Not related to the stroke, but worth mentioning.

He also caused a plane crash where he apparently was left with amnesia for weeks.

Man's noggin must be scrambled like my eggs this morning.
 
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