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Senators rip into automakers for selling customer data and blocking right to repair

A bipartisan group of senators is calling out the auto industry for its “hypocritical, profit-driven” opposition to national right-to-repair legislation, while also selling customer data to insurance companies and other third-party interests. In a letter sent to the CEOs of the top automakers, the trio of legislators — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and […]

Grateful heart still ticking 65 years after repair

Andree Jacob at the beach Celebrating advancements of cardiac care                Sixty-five years after her open-heart surgery — a procedure that was pioneered in the U.S. just years before she needed it — Andree Jacob’s heart is still ticking strong. She is a living testament to the importance of medical innovation and the lifetime of gratitude […]

Technology

We Need a New Right to Repair for Artificial Intelligence

There’s a growing trend of people and organizations rejecting the unsolicited imposition of AI in their lives. In December 2023, the The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In March 2024, three authors filed a class action in California against Nvidia for allegedly training its AI platform NeMo on their copyrighted […]

Technology

Apple now sells iPhone 16 and 16 Pro repair parts

Apple has begun selling repair parts for iPhone 16 and 16 Pro phones on its self-service repair store. That includes replacements for commonly damaged parts like cameras, displays, and back glass, and follows the release of official Apple iPhone 16 repair manuals in September, as MacRumors notes. A replacement camera assembly will run you $169 […]

Technology

US Copyright Office “frees the McFlurry,” allowing repair of ice cream machines

Manufacturers opposed the exemption, but it received support from the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. “The Register recommends adopting a new exemption covering diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of retail-level commercial food preparation equipment because proponents sufficiently showed, by a preponderance of the evidence, adverse […]

Politics

Navy fires top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan

The Navy over the weekend fired both the commanding and executive officers of a U.S. naval ship repair facility in Yokosuka, Japan, citing “a loss of confidence in their ability to command,” according to a service statement. Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela and Cmdr. Art Palalay on Sunday were relieved of their duties as commanding officer and…