Chromebook Churn could sink school budgets (and the planet). Also: a call to open source firmware.

Chromebook churn could sink school budgets (and the planet) The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed school districts across the…

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Ag Equipment Right To Repair Headed To Governor’s Desk in Colorado

In recent years, farmers in the U.S. have become the poster children of a global right to repair movement. Their…

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Cochlear Implant Users Face Grim Future Without Repair or Upgrades

The price of abandoning medical devices is profound Vikas is a child living in India who was born deaf. At…

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28+ State AGs Urge Federal Right-To-Repair Legislation

A bipartisan group of Attorneys General representing over half of the US states and Guam is urging Congress to pass…

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March Madness: State Lawmakers Press Right to Repair

Photo by Bao Chau on Unsplash The March 9th meeting of the Colorado Senate’s Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee had…

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Liberate the appliances! Washing machine hacker outsmarts anti-repair measures – Week in Repair

The Ballad of ChuxMan: Hacker airs out appliance company’s dirty laundry A twitter user by the name of ChuxMan had…

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With eye on sustainability, EU agrees to battery regs – Week in Repair

The European Union reached an agreement to overhaul the rules on batteries. The agreement spans from the design stage through end-of-life.

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Deere hedges bets on repair with new agreement – Week in Repair

Please hold your applause… “US farmers win right to repair John Deere equipment.” -BBC This was the headline from the…

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All Eyes on NY Governor as Clock Ticks Down on Right to Repair Legislation – Week in Repair

Thank you for joining us for another week in repair, our last of 2022! We are extremely appreciative for those…

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Complaint: Apple’s Part Pairing Powers Planned Obsolescence – The Week in Repair

Part pairing is fueling planned obsolescence, says a complaint filed in France. Plus: What to do about the e-waste from electric cars? And: the FTC wants to hear your thoughts on right to repair.

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