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Scary Tech: Error 53? Apple remotely bricks phones to punish customers for getting independent repairs

Error 53: Apple remotely bricks phones to punish customers for getting independent repairs By   CORY DOCTOROW Iphone 6s that have been repaired by independent service centers are bricking themselves, seemingly permanently, with a cryptic message about “Error 53.” After much stonewalling silence, Apple has confirmed that Error 53 is invoked when the phone determines that

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GE, Pfizer, Microsoft, Apple And Other Major US Corporations Are Parking More Cash Abroad To Avoid Paying Taxes

GE, Pfizer, Microsoft, Apple And Other Major US Corporations Are Parking More Cash Abroad To Avoid Paying Taxes. U.S.-based nonfinancial companies are parking record amounts of cash abroad, thanks largely to a tax code that encourages them to indefinitely keep profits from their foreign subsidiaries outside of the country. Some of the largest companies in

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