Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Reportedly Hospitalized in Mexico City The tech founder was scheduled to speak at the World Business Forum on Wednesday.

By Sam Silverman

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Co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak attends the Digital X 2022 event by Deutsche Telekom on September 13, 2022 in Cologne, Germany.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was reportedly hospitalized in Mexico City on Wednesday.

The 73-year-old attended the World Business Forum before reportedly falling ill, per Reuters.

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A source connected to the conference told CNN En Español that Wozniak fainted, while Mexican media outlets called it a "possible stroke," per Reuters.

Wozniak cofounded Apple with Steve Jobs in 1976. He retired from the company in 1985. Most recently, he founded EFFORCE which allows companies to use cryptocurrency to invest in energy efficiency projects.

Wozniak's net worth was last reported by CNBC in 2017 at around $100 million.

This is a developing story.

Sam Silverman

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Sam Silverman is a content strategy editor at Entrepreneur Media. She specializes in search engine optimization (SEO), and her work can be found in The US Sun, Nicki Swift, In Touch Weekly, Life & Style and Health. She writes for our news team with a focus on investigating scandals. Her coverage and expertise span from business news, entrepreneurship, technology, and true crime, to the latest in entertainment and TV news. Sam is a graduate of Lehigh University and currently resides in NYC. 

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