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Study: Smartphone Makers Fail To Comply With EU Repair Law

Contents

  • When an “F” becomes an “A”: how smartphone makers play with EU repair scores

  • John Deere Finally Has a Self-Repair Tool. Farmers Aren’t Exactly Celebrating

  • Nintendo Quietly Discovers That Batteries Don’t Need to Be...

7 days ago
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Texas’s Repair Law Goes Live While Massachusetts’ Strikes Out - Again

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  • Everything’s Bigger in Texas — Including The Right to Repair

  • Meta Killed the Quest 1. Hackers Just Gave It New Life.

  • From Junkyard to New Car: BMW Cracks the Code on High-Quality Recycling

  • The Glue That Lets G...

22 days ago
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Does your software defined vehicle have an expiration date?

U.S. drivers are keeping their cars longer than ever, but the rise of software-defined vehicles means that car makers may decide when your car dies. That’s not good.

Americans are keeping cars longer than ever: the average vehicle is now 1...

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iPhone X: Dead At 9. 'Obsolete' Declaration Ends Apple Repair, Parts Sales.

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  • Apple: iPhone X is “obsolete.” Repair gets tricky

  • Stuttgart wants repair to become normal again

  • It’s the ownership, stupid! Conservative makes the case for a Right to Repair

  • A C-17 needed a part nobody wante...

a month ago
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Dishwashers? Yes! Coffee Makers? No. Vacuum Cleaners? Maybe. The EU's Spotty Right To Repair Law Goes Live.

As the EU's landmark right to repair law takes effect, repair advocates say big gaps remain. Also: Logitech makes small device repairs easy. And: Ghana turns the West's denim trash into art.

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    Fight to Repair Newsletter covers the front lines of the global fight for our right to repair our stuff.

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    I'm a journalist with deep experience covering cybersecurity. I publish Fight to Repair News and founded Secure Repairs & Secure Resilient Future Foundation (SRFF). My writing has appeared in Mother Jones, Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, and more.

  • Willie Cade

    Because ownership includes the right to repair. I blend academic and policy insights, personal reflections, and practical perspectives. Repair is more than a technical act it's an act of respect, resilience, and grace.

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