Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was hospitalized in Mexico City on Wednesday for a possible stroke, Mexican media reported, but a TMZ report citing sources suggested the illness was potentially a less serious attack of vertigo.
The 73-year-old scientist and technology entrepreneur is scheduled to participate in a World Business Forum event in the Santa Fe neighborhood of the Mexican capital on Wednesday evening
Event organizers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Wozniak was set to speak at the conference at 4:20 pm local time.
Reuters could not immediately confirm reports that Wozniak had been hospitalized.
US media outlet TMZ, citing sources with direct knowledge, reported that Wozniak finished his speech but later told his wife he “felt weird.”
He reportedly insisted she go to the hospital.
The 73-year-old scientist and technology entrepreneur was ready to speak at the World Business Forum event.RAFAL GUZ/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
TMZ reports that Wozniak may be suffering from vertigo.
In 1976, Wozniak founded the fledgling Apple Computer company with his better-known business partner Steve Jobs, the famous investor and longtime Apple CEO who died in 2011.
Their business pioneered personal computing and went on to become the world’s most valuable company, known for the design and functionality of a range of consumer electronics, including laptops and desktop computers, and the iPhone mobile phone.
Individuals affiliated with Wozniak’s website woz.org did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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