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How Big Tech Short Circuited New York’s Repair Law

A new report by Grist pulls back the covers on how Big Tech lobbyists got the State’s Governor to do their bidding: defanging New York’s Digital Fair Repair Act

February 15, 2023

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

Appliance Repair Pros Struggle to Find LG and Samsung Documentation

An investigation of 50 appliance makers found that just 7 made service manuals for their products readily available. The report comes as the FTC weighs requiring OEMs to disclose repair…

February 8, 2023

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

Working Macbooks Trashed Over Activation Lock

Barely used and fully functional Apple MacBooks, some as new as three years old, are being scrapped for parts and sent to landfills because of a security feature that makes…

February 1, 2023

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

Parts Pairing Powers Planned Obsolescence, French Complaint Argues

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, Jack Monahan and Paul Roberts, authors of the Fight to…

January 14, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Legislation

New York’s Right to Repair Bill: What Manufacturers and Consumers Need to Know

It’s been almost 50 years since the consumer protections afforded by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and 20 years since the founding of iFixit. We’ve been foretelling the Right to Repair…

January 12, 2023

by Sam Goldheart

Tech News

CES Worst in Show 2023: Portability, Privacy, and Pee Waste, Oh My

Every year, electronics manufacturers gather at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to announce their new upcoming gizmos—and for the third time, iFixit has teamed up with our advocacy…

January 11, 2023

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Tech News

Amazon Astro: Are Secret Repair Agents Fixing Tech Design?

On the first day of Fixmas, we bring you what is possibly the weirdest teardown of the year: a repairable Amazon device. Meet Astro. The Amazon Astro was born as…

December 23, 2022

by Sam Goldheart

Roundups

A US Federal Court Just Dealt the Internet a Huge Blow

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, Paul Roberts, the author of the Fight to Repair…

December 15, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Tech News

Three-year-old Valve Tech Blows Meta’s VR out of the Water

With a glut of AR and VR headed our way—last fall saw Meta’s Quest Pro, and entrants from Apple and Sony are slated for 2023—we thought it was high time…

December 13, 2022

by Sam Goldheart

Roundups

Repair Is the Least of Auto Makers’ Security Worries

A long-running tale of cybersecurity flaws in connected vehicles got a new chapter this week, after a security researcher revealed a serious security flaw in telematics software made by SiriusXM…

December 8, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit