Advocates hope a wave of laws newly enacted in 2026 will boost momentum for repair bills addressing consumer electronics, wheelchairs, farm equipment and vehicles.

This article is a preview of The Tech Friend newsletter. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. My colleagues and I frequently encourage you to repair your phones, computers ...

Have a Terrible Electronics Repair Experience? The FTC Wants to Know The US regulator wants to learn more about consumers' experiences repairing their electronics, including whether they were able to ...

When is the last time you had some electronic product repaired? Didn’t you just throw away the defective product and get a new better one? Or not? I have come to view electronic equipment as basically ...