It has been a big year for the right to repair, the movement of advocates pushing for people to be able to fix their own electronics and equipment without manufacturer approval. The issue has gathered ...

WASHINGTON — A defense policy bill expected to be voted on this week does not include provisions that would have ensured the military’s ability to purchase the technical data, parts and information ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When something breaks, most of us reach for our wallets, ready to order a replacement on Amazon. But volunteers at Repair PDX reach for their toolboxes instead. And for the community ...

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...

Series: Military Readiness Reform – Part I: The Right to Repair For years, service members have been limited in what they can fix, even when they know how. A broken part often meant waiting for a ...

The state leads the country in “repair cafes,” which bring neighbors together while keeping all manner of items out of the trash. By Hiroko Tabuchi Photographs by Lila Barth 50 States, 50 Fixes is a ...

Tariffs are driving up prices, but that’s only part of the story — aging cars, complex technology, and a worker shortage are all fueling record repair bills. Repair costs are climbing at record speed.

In what appears to be a direct response to anti-competition claims raised in the ongoing FCC v. John Deere Right to Repair lawsuit, the equipment manufacturer has released an updated digital service ...

Freedom means owning what you buy, whether it’s a Jeep Wrangler for your family or a rugged Jeep AEV J8 Milspec built for our troops. But there’s a problem. In today’s landscape, automakers are ...

A modernization displacement and repair site contractor reviews paperwork and inspects a trailer with a service member during a Feb. 5 unit turn-in on Fort Carson. (Brea DuBose/Fort Carson Public ...

When some companies make fixing their items almost impossible, community organizations and activists are fighting back to help remedy the issue and the broken system. BySophie Liza Cannon, Former ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. One of the most frustrating elements of Minecraft is the tool degradation system. The more you use an item, the more it degrades, until eventually it ...