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SAN FRANCISCO — For a decade, it was easy to get help repairing an iPhone. Cracked screens could be replaced in minutes, and broken cameras could be exchanged without a hitch. But since 2017, iPhone repairs have been a minefield. New batteries can trigger warning messages, replacement screens can disable a phone’s brightness settings, and substitute selfie cameras can malfunction. The breakdowns are an outgrowth of Apple’s practice of writing software that gives it control over iPhones even after someone has bought one.…

On Sunday night February 4, 1979, the original Rocky film made its small screen premiere. Nearly three years after it stunned audiences in the summer of ‘76, Rocky was finally heading home — or more accurately, heading directly into everybody’s home. CBS had paid an unreported sum for that highly-anticipated premiere, which was written about in newspapers across the country for weeks leading up to it. Of course, in 1979 there was no streaming services or DVDs, and even VCRs were too new — and thus too expensive — to end…

Effective tax rates in Europe. Mean ETR1 and ETR2 values in Europe. Countries with fewer than 50 companies per sample are not included. Credit: Garcia-Bernardo et al., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Despite a similar statutory tax rate for multinational corporations (MNCs) across many countries, the effective tax rate that MNCs actually pay differs greatly—as low as 1% of gross income in…

David Tennant‘s return for Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary is the perfect birthday present for the Whoniverse, as the arrival of the Fourteenth Doctor has helped relaunch the sci-fi institution for a brand-new era. One powered and partially funded by Disney. Tennant is no stranger to working with Disney, of course, as he recently voiced Huyang in Ahsoka and once played Kilgrave in Marvel’s Jessica Jones. Before he became the Purple Man, however, Tennant came close to playing one of the founding members of the MCU’s…

In order to curb scams that use online transactions, the government of India is thinking of ways to add some friction bewteen first time transactions between two parties, if the amount is over Rs 2,000 The government of…

Patrick Cantlay of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during the final round of the Workday Charity Open on July 12, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.Sam Greenwood | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs paid professional golfer Patrick Cantlay more than $1 million annually in a sponsorship deal linked to the bank's consumer-banking efforts, CNBC has learned.A three-year deal signed by Cantlay in 2020 included a minimum of $1.1 million annually, according to people with knowledge of the contract,…

Everyone comes from somewhere and, before Leonardo DiCaprio hit it big with Titanic, he was a struggling working actor in Hollywood. While he had early success on the sitcom Growing Pains, and in small independent films like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and Basketball Diaries he was far from the movie star we know him to be today. In his journey to becoming one of the most recognizable actors of his generation, he received some help along the way. You may be surprised to hear that there's a sweet story involving Sharon…

Earlier this year, I visited a washable rug’s website and decided it wasn’t for me. Then its relentless pursuit of me began—especially on Instagram.So when an option popped up to get rid of all ads on the social network, I jumped at the chance to try it. I paid a fee, about $14 in the app, eager to see a feed unencumbered by lurking rugs and other junk ads. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Earlier this year, I visited a washable rug’s website and…

Leonardo DiCaprio revealed that it was Sharon Stone who went out of her way to pay his acting salary in 1995 when the studio refused to cast him in a movie. The actor revealed in a conversation with E! News that he has thanked the actor 'many times' for going out of her way to make him part of Sam Raimi’s Western drama The Quick and the Dead. (Also read: Leonardo DiCaprio, girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti spend time with actor’s mother in Milan. See pics) Leonardo DiCaprio opened up about the time Sharon Stone rooted…

Over the course of last year, National Consumer Helpline (NCH) received nearly 10,000 complaints concerning airlines, as reported by the department.(Representative Image)The article also mentioned that the department stated that employing such tactics take advantage of consumers' interests and falls under the classification of unfair trade practices as per the Consumer Protection Act.The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has raised concerns with all airlines and online travel aggregators for allegedly engaging in unfair trade…