It used to be that when you bought an appliance or other electronic device, it came with a manual and readily-available replacement parts so you could repair it easily or hire someone local to fix it.

Appliance repairs aren’t something most people think about—until something breaks. That urgency is exactly what scammers rely on. As someone who’s spent years in the field, I’ve met too many customers ...

On today's show: we're ... venting. We at Planet Money are an ensemble show – each with different curiosities and styles. But we recently realized many of us have something in common: We're annoyed ...

Efficiency standards for home appliances were once the conversational equivalent of beige — neutral, but aggressively uninteresting. But as political polarization has deepened, dishwashers, laundry ...

Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510055, China Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, ...

Legislation under the moniker “right to repair” has now been introduced in all 50 states, marking a major milestone in this grassroots consumer movement. GNN has reported on the march of right to ...

The right to repair is important for many reasons: freedom first and foremost, but repairability is also vital if we want to reduce the tons of e-waste we produce and take care of the earth that ...

Looking back, Ryan and Regina Fullmer expressed gratitude to the community for their decades of support, emphasizing how the business grew thanks to their trust and loyalty. Ryan stated, “We want to ...

Zach Dinicola operates Mr. Mixer, a five-person KitchenAid mixer repair business, out of Augusta, Kansas. Here he stands in the entrance to his repair shop. The mixers behind him are all used and ...

In a significant move to enhance repairability and transparency, Apple has released comprehensive repair manuals for the newly launched iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max.