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Steve Jobs, Apple's innovative leader who developed electronic gadgets that
transformed the global music, mobile phone, and computing industries, died on
Wednesday at the age of 56.
Apple said late Wednesday it has lost a "visionary and creative genius,"
and that the world has lost an "amazing human being."
Jobs had suffered from a rare form of pancreatic cancer since 2003, and
underwent a liver transplant in 2009. He resigned as CEO of Apple in August
saying he could no longer meet his duties as the technology giant's top
executive.
Jobs' family said he died peacefully on Wednesday, surrounded by his loved
ones at his home in Palo Alto, California.
His death was met with an immediate outpouring of condolences by world
leaders and fans alike. |
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