Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, is criticizing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Wozniak spoke to CNBC and said that Musk’s approach is like taking a “sledgehammer” to government agencies after the department implemented mass firings.
“I definitely think that we should look for inefficiencies in government, but pretty much have a huge department that analyzes bit by bit by bit,” Wozniak told CNBC at the Mobile World Congress tech conference in Barcelona, Spain. “Just mass firings … it’s not good for a business to run that way,” he added. Wozniak then mentions that it’s better to find out what works and what doesn’t and then make changes. “More surgically, with a scalpel instead of a sledgehammer,” he noted.
Wozniak also accused U.S. President Donald Trump and Musk of bullying. “Elon Musk, I don’t know what got into his head,” Wozniak added. “Sometimes you get so rich at these big companies, and you’re on top — it goes to your head, and you’re the most incredible person in the world and the brightest, and you’re going to dictate what others will do.”
Wozniak, of Ukrainian heritage, says that Musk and Trump have also mistreated Ukraine and the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Apple co-founder also mentioned that Musk has banned him from X (previously Twitter) as the Tesla CEO is also currently the head of the social media platform. Wozniak said this happened after he ranted about the quality of Tesla vehicles in previous TV interviews. He told CNBC that he didn’t violate any rules and had taken many steps to unfreeze the account, although he hadn’t had any luck. He added that the block happened about two or three months ago. “Maybe it’s because I was on the wrong side of Elon.”
In recent news, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that Queen’s University should be embarrassed by Elon Musk as the Tesla CEO went to the Canadian university in the ’90s. Additionally, Ford cancelled a $100 million deal with Starlink after Musk’s buddy, Trump, hit Canada with 25 percent tariffs.
Source: CNBC
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