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Europe's Right to Repair rules have passed, and will take effect in 2021

Last year in the USA, a corporate coalition led by Apple killed 20 state Right to Repair bills (Massachusetts subsequently passed a ballot initiative that accomplished the same rules without having to...

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When the company that made your prosthetic feet won't repair them

Erin Ehm's insurance company will buy her a new set of prosthetic feet every three years, but her $6,000/foot Echelon VT hydraulic prosthetics break down every 10 months. Erin's feet are now out of...

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Without right to repair, the military can't fix its own battlefield equipment

Captain Elle Ekman is a US Marine Corps logistics officer; in a New York Times op-ed, she describes how the onerous conditions imposed by manufacturers on the US armed forces mean that overseas troops...

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Debullshitifying the Right to Repair excuses Apple sent to Congress

Apple's response to the Congressional committee investigating monopolistic behavior by tech giants contains a chapter on Right to Repair, whose greatest enemy is Apple -- the company led successful...

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Apple's extension of "Activation Locks" to laptops will turn refurbishable...

"Activation Lock" is a tool that uses Apple's trusted computing hardware to render systems inoperable if you don't have a login/password; nominally, this is used for theft-deterrence, but when Apple...

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The right to repair is the right to screw up

If you own a piece of hardware, you should be able to do whatever the hell you want with it, period. Don't like the color? Paint it. Not enough storage? Upgrade it. Not thrilled with it's operating...

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How to drill a keyring hole in an AirTag

Our friends at iFixIt did a tear down of Apple's new $29 AirTag tracking device. They also identified three safe place to drill a keyring hole if you don't want to buy a bulky and expensive holster....

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President Biden orders FTC to draft right-to-repair rules

Fantastic news for everyone who likes to open the things they own and keep them working without involving the manufacturer. President Biden has directed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to create new...

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Woz backs right-to-repair movement

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, threw his weight behind the right-to-repair movement Thursday. Apple, of course, would very much prefer you just bought a new one. "We wouldn't have had an Apple...

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Watch Steve Wozniak talk about the importance of the right to repair things

As Mister Jalopy said in his Maker's Manifesto, "If you can't open it, you don't own it." What's more, if you can't get the tools or parts or code to fix something you bought, you don't own it either....

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Every project should be designed for disassembly

Designing things that can easily be taken apart for repair or recycling is an old idea that's overdue for a revival, writes Sarah Templin in her essay for Core77: Design for Disassembly (DfD) is the...

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Framework: a thin and light laptop you can fix and upgrade yourself

Framework makes laptops that are designed to be easily disassembled and upgraded but are as thin and light as mainstream models. Prices start at $999 for an off-the-shelf model and $749 for a bag o'...

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Watch along as a YouTuber builds V8 powered Tesla

YouTuber RichRebuilds is dropping a V8 into one of Elon Musk's electric cars. Hot Cars: Rich of Rich Rebuilds on Youtube would probably be just another face in the crowd had he not caught Tesla on film...

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Apple says it will start selling replacement parts and provide repair guides...

For those of us who've been repairing our devices using iFixIt's excellent guides and parts, Apple's announcement today that it will begin offering self-service repair parts, tools, and manuals comes...

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Apple launches self-repair service

You broke it, you fix it. After years of wrangling over the right to repair, Apple today launches its self-repair service, offering various tools, manuals and teeny little parts to the public. The new...

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DRM wheelchairs take us nowhere

Cory Doctorow writes about the appalling reality of DRM wheelchairs. When these devices fail they trap people in their homes and beds, and manufacturers use copyright law to prevent them being repaired...

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Right to repair law, America's first, approved by New York legislature

After sailing through New York's legislature, America's first right-to-repair bill may soon head to governor Kathy Hochul for approval. The law obliges technology manufacturers to make tools and parts...

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New York passed the nation's first right-to-repair law. Pleasing tech...

New York's right-to-repair law, approved by the state's House and Senate, landed on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk weeks ago. She's not signing it, reports Ars Technica, to please tech lobbyists hired by...

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John Deere promises to let farmers repair their own equipment. Believe it...

John Deere, makers of farm machinery and vehicles, applies copyright law to make it illegal to repair your own equipment. After years of debate, anger and hacking, the company now promises to allow...

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Logitech to sell spare parts through iFixit

I have a broken mouse. The scroll-wheel doesn't scroll, though it does at least middle-click. It's not broken enough to be inoperable, but it's too broken to use without being annoying, and I expected...

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Apple supports California right-to-repair law

Apple is reportedly throwing its lot in with California's right-to-repair law after previously opposing it, a "surprise" move elsewhere described as "hell freezing over." Though the company had...

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California's right-to-repair law on governor's desk

California is set to pass only the second substantive right-to-repair bill in the U.S. after its state House and Senate each unanimously approved it. A procedural vote and the governor's pen are all...

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Lenovo: 80% of our devices customer-repairable by 2025

PC giant Lenovo claims that most of its devices will be repairable by 2025, including making parts available to customers. Luca Rossi, senior vice resident at Lenovo and president of its Intelligent...

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California governor Gavin Newsom signs right-to-repair law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law California's Right-to-Repair bill, which guarantees access to parts and manuals and aims to extend the longevity of our gadgets. All such devices...

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Consumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation

On November 14th, iFixit and the Public Interest Research Group submitted a petition demanding that American consumer's rights to repair be cemented as law. As iFixit puts, it, everyone should have the...

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John Deere must face right-to-repair lawsuit, rules court

John Deere must heere a right-to-repair lawsuit filed against it by customers sick of its efforts to prevent them repairing their own equipment, reports Reuters. The agricultural giant John Deere...

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Polish hackers successfully bypass manufacturer's "bricking" of trains

Polish commuter train company Lower Silesian Railway (LSR), which operates out of Wrocław, sent their trains to Serwis Pojazdów Szynowych (SPS) for fixing and general repair. SPS had a problem, though....

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Google endorses Right to Repair in Oregon

Tech giant Google has come out in favor of the right to repair as Oregon legislators consider a bill similar to the one passed recently in California. What's more, they're actively lobbying for it....

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Apple, opposing right-to-repair in Oregon, is playing both teams

Last year, hell froze over as Apple supported a (weak) right-to-repair law in California. This year, it thawed out. Apple is opposing a decent right-to-repair law in Oregon. What is this? Cold feet?...

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Oregon passes right-to-repair law

Oregon is the fourth state to pass a bill giving consumers the right to fix their own appliances and gadgets, reports The Oregonian. The right to repair is building steam. The bill passed the Oregon...

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