Apple co-founder Wozniak blasts tech’s ‘direct role’ in US politics


Wozniak aimed particular criticism at X, Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk, a close confidant of Trump. — Reuters

BARCELONA: Maverick Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on March 4 took aim at Big Tech's "direct role" in US politics, saying figures like Elon Musk are weighing too heavily in public life.

The designer of Apple's earliest computers, Wozniak has long stood at one remove from Silicon Valley giants after stepping away from the pioneering firm before its vast success under co-founder Steve Jobs.

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