Fight to Repair

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Congress Introduces "Agricultural Right to Repair Act"
New bill focuses on physical and digital aspects of agricultural repair. Also: Cory Doctorow on how Apple f**ked us on right to repair.
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Jack Monahan
You Can't Be "Green" and Restrict Repair
There’s no change of heart. Apple and others are being forced to be more sustainable and support repair. Plus: Google and iFixit offer replacement parts…
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Jack Monahan
California Legislature Passes Electronics Right To Repair
The Golden State's legislature became the latest to pass an electronics right to repair bill. Also: a designer breathes new life into discarded chairs…
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Jack Monahan
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Paul Roberts
Episode 17: The McFix Is In!
Listen now | Host Paul Roberts is joined by Kyle Wiens to talk about iFixit’s call for a DMCA exemption to repair commercial equipment, and the…
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Paul Roberts
Is Biden Li-Ion About Batteries? Also: How Apple Could Play the EU's USB C Requirement For Big Profits
The push to all electric vehicles is promoted as a way to help heal the climate. It's not that simple. Also: The EU forced Apple to standardize on USB…
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Jack Monahan
In Recorded Conversation, John Deere Dealer Talks Up Predatory Design
In a secretly recorded exchange, an employee of a prominent John Deere dealership suggests the agricultural equipment giant might use software updates…
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Paul Roberts
Groups Petition Uncle Sam To Repair McDonalds' Wonky McFlurry Machines
The failure prone soft ice cream machines birthed 1,000 memes. iFixit seeks an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to fix them. Also: EV…
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Jack Monahan
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Paul Roberts
August 2023
Want to teach repair to K-12 kids? There's a grant for that!
The repair-focused group Culture of Repair is offering grants of up to $10,000 to create educational programs that teach and promote sustainable repair.
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Jack Monahan
Apple Signals Support for California Right to Repair Bill
Apple, among the most strident opponents of right to repair laws, said it supported passage of a California right to repair bill. Also: NHTSA backtracks…
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Jack Monahan
Bluetooth To The Rescue! NHTSA Does About Face On Massachusetts Telematics Access Law
A letter from NHTSA to Massachusetts' Attorney General walks back opposition to the state's expanded vehicle right to repair law. Repair advocates worry…
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Paul Roberts
Tesla Hackers Are Fighting Digital Extortion
A hack on seat-warmers is showing the limits of the subscription economy. Plus: the EPA tells Ag equipment OEMs that the Clean Air Act doesn't let them…
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Jack Monahan
Empty Promises of Circularity
As our overconsumption reaches new heights, the veil is lifting on corporate practices that hinder repair and prioritize profit. Plus: Apple is looking…
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Jack Monahan
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