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Success
Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50
By Preston ForeMay 22, 2026
Ronald Wayne holding a can of Busch Light Apple, leaning up against a stacked package of the beer.
Success
Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne—whose stake would be worth up to $400 billion had he not sold it in 1976—says that at 91, he has no regrets
By Preston ForeApril 27, 2026
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
Success
Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer. He became a millionaire just two years later at 23
By Emma BurleighApril 1, 2026
Steve Wozniak speaks into a microphone, raising his palm in the air.
Big Tech
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak admits he’s ‘disappointed a lot’ by AI and hardly uses it: ‘They just sound too dry and too perfect’
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 27, 2026
Photo of three signatures at the bottom of a contract
Success
Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake for $800 in 1976—today it’d be worth up to $400 billion
By Preston ForeJanuary 23, 2026
Harry, Meghan
AI
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle join with Steve Bannon and Steve Wozniak in calling for ban on AI ‘superintelligence’ before it destroys the world
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressOctober 22, 2025
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
Success
Steve Jobs’ first Silicon Valley boss turned down an offer to buy a third of Apple for $50,000—today, his share would be worth nearly $1 trillion
By Emma BurleighAugust 15, 2025
Josh Silverman, chief executive officer of Etsy Inc
Success
Etsy’s CEO shares two key steps he took early in his career that set him up for later success
By Emma BurleighMay 30, 2025
Walton Goggins at White Lotus premiere.
Success
This ‘White Lotus’ star dropped out of college and launched his acting career thanks to a piece of junk mail from American Express
By Emma BurleighApril 1, 2025
Steve Wozniak on stage
Tech
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says Tesla ‘is the worst in the world’ at improving its technology for drivers
By Irina IvanovaMarch 7, 2025
Steve Wozniak addressing students as the keynote speaker at the University of California, Berkeley's commencement ceremony on May 13, 2023.
Success
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak was expelled from the school where he just delivered his commencement speech—’be leaders, not followers’
By Sunny NagpaulMay 11, 2024
Vitalik Buterin
Companies
It’s been a year since Ethereum completed its switch to proof of stake. Vitalik Buterin on what’s new, what’s next, and how he’s using AI
By Anna TutovaNovember 28, 2023
Spies, scientists, defense officials, and tech founders can’t agree on how to keep AI under control: ‘We’re running at full speed toward a cliff’
Tech
Spies, scientists, defense officials, and tech founders can’t agree on how to keep AI under control: ‘We’re running at full speed toward a cliff’
By Chloe TaylorSeptember 14, 2023
A visitor takes a picture of humanoid AI robot "Ameca" at the booth of Engineered Arts company during the world's largest gathering of humanoid AI Robots as part of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, on July 5, 2023.
Tech
A.I. experts downplay ‘nightmare scenario of evil robot overlords’. Over 1,300 sign letter claiming it’s a ‘force for good, not a threat to humanity’
By Chloe TaylorJuly 19, 2023
Co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak addresses the audience during Science Channel's "Silicon Valley: The Untold Story" Screening at Computer History Museum on January 17, 2018 in Mountain View, California.
Tech
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says a human needs to be held responsible for A.I. creations to stop ‘bad actors’ tricking the public
By Chloe TaylorMay 9, 2023
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