News tagged with medical leave

Jobs painted as romantic teen in 'Rolling Stone'

(AP) -- Many people know Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as an exacting tech visionary. Fewer know him as a romantic, a poet or a costumed "Alice in Wonderland" character at a California shopping mall.

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Jobs said little about pancreatic cancer struggle

(AP) -- Steve Jobs managed to live more than seven years with a rare form of pancreatic cancer that grows more slowly than the common kind. But his need for a liver transplant two years ago was a bad sign ...

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created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Jobs' new job at Apple could be 'chief visionary'

(AP) -- The end of Steve Jobs' reign as Apple Inc. CEO doesn't mean he is bowing out as the maestro of personal technology.

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Apple fans: Company is more than Steve Jobs

(AP) -- Apple fans and would-be customers seemed to agree that while Steve Jobs' charisma and innovative genius is one-of-a-kind, the company he built will survive without him.

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (5) | comments 0

With Jobs out as CEO, Apple looks to the future

(AP) -- Since Steve Jobs' return to Apple Inc. in 1997 as CEO, the company has been on an unparalleled upswing, highlighted by the immense popularity of the iPad and iPhone.

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple aims to build new spaceship-like campus

Apple is hoping to break ground next year on a new campus designed to house 12,000 workers in a building that resembles a huge spaceship.

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created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

iCloud: Jobs emerges from leave to unveil synching service

Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from a medical leave Monday to unveil a free service that lets customers share calendar entries, songs and other files among their devices more easily.

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created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Apple CEO Steve Jobs to be deposed

(AP) -- Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, who is currently out on medical leave, will be deposed to testify in an antitrust suit related to its iPod music players and iTunes store.

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created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insurers are scouring social media for evidence of fraud

Now there's another reason to be careful about what you post on Facebook: Your insurance company may be watching. Nathalie Blanchard found out the hard way.

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created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple's Jobs taking another medical leave

Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs announced he was taking another medical leave of absence on Monday, reviving questions about the future of the global technology powerhouse.

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created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Jobs appears closer to returning to work at Apple

(AP) -- Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs appears to be a step closer to returning to work, as a doctor gave him an "excellent prognosis" after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital.

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Jobs sounds 'healthy, energetic': Apple co-founder

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs sounds healthy, a month before his scheduled return from a medical leave of absence, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0