The co-founder of popular technology company, Apple, Steve Wozniak has reportedly been hospitalised in Mexico City after suffering a possible stroke, Africa Today News, New York reports.
According to a report by CNBC, the 73-year-old scientist and tech entrepreneur was scheduled to participate in a World Business Forum event in the Mexican capital’s Santa Fe neighbourhood.
A report by TMZ noted that Wozniak completed his speech at the event but later informed his wife that he was ‘feeling strange.’
It was his wife’s insistence that he get medical help. Although specifics are still unknown, TMZ speculated that Wozniak may have had vertigo, a disorder marked by imbalance issues and lightheadedness.
Together with his more well-known business partner, the renowned investor and longtime Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away in 2011, Wozniak launched the nascent Apple Computer corporation in 1976.
Their business pioneered personal computing and went on to be the world’s most valuable company, known for the design and functionality of a range of consumer electronics, including laptop and desktop computers, and the iPhone mobile phone.
Meanwhile, in an unexpected move, Apple CEO Tim Cook paid a visit to China this week, to engage with gamers in Chengdu and addressing the challenges of dwindling phone sales in the company’s largest market.
In a Weibo post on Monday evening, Cook revealed that he had stopped by Apple’s Taikoo Li store in Chengdu and spent time with young players of the “Honour of Kings” game.
Chinese tech giant Tencent’s online battle arena game has gained a worldwide following, solidifying its place among the most-played mobile games globally.
Since its inception in China in 1993, the US tech giant Apple has expanded its footprint and become a key supplier of smartphones, laptops, and consumer electronics in the country.