Steve Wozniak, perhaps the last of an old guard of tech guys who generally seem pretty chill, does not think particularly highly of Elon Musk or Donald Trump. The guy credited with sparking the personal computer revolution told CNBC during an interview that Musk and Trump are bullies who are taking a sledgehammer to the federal government.

Steve Wozniak, Apple's technological genius, has been a visionary in the tech industry for several decades. Recently, he has expressed concerns about artificial

The tech pioneer warns that skills for business success don't translate to effective governance — a direct challenge to Elon Musk's new government role.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has publicly slammed the mass layoffs and budget cuts introduced by Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Speaking at a tech conference, Wozniak said that while cutting down government inefficiencies is important, DOGE's sweeping cuts aren't the answer.

Speaking on the sidelines of MWC 2025, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak also lamented how big tech companies “own our lives”.

"It’s not good for a business to run that way,” Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said of recent DOGE mass firings of government workers.

Apple co-founder slammed the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, over mass job cuts at various government agencies.

Steve Jobs receives a lot of credit for the incredible things he accomplished at Apple, and rightfully so. But not as many people give Steve Wozniak the credit he deserves for actually building the computers that made Apple a viable company to begin with.