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iFixit’s new app uses AI to help you repair your stuff

We’ve all been there: You can’t (or won’t) get help when something breaks, but the YouTube clip doesn’t cover your specific issue. It’s what repair gurus at iFixit want to solve with FixBot, an AI-enabled app that talks you through whatever repair you’re doing. The chatbot will help you diagnose the problem and then walk you step-by-step through the fix. Plus, it’s voice-enabled so you won’t have to get your phone all smeary when you’re elbows-deep in a job. After all, iFixit’s guides don’t just cover fixing your electronics, but everything you might fancy doing yourself, from appliances through to cars and trucks.Unlike traditional AIs, FixBot has been trained on iFixit’s library of 125,000 guides, its forum and database of repair manuals. The company says there’ [...]

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How to make your smartphone last longer

Replacing a smartphone every two years is partially why billions of phones go into landfills each year. If stacked flat atop one another, that many handsets would reach farther than the ISS. But we’ [...]

Match Score: 192.24

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FTC sues John Deere over ‘unfair corporate tactics’ and ‘high repair costs’

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a suit against John Deere, accusing it of “unfair” practices that force farmers to pay higher-than-average repair costs. The federal organization, alon [...]

Match Score: 113.74

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iFixit says the Pixel Watch 4 is the most repairable smartwatch around

When Google announced the Pixel Watch 4, it made a point to mention that the smartwatch was "designed with serviceability in mind." Now that it's out, the repair experts at iFixit have [...]

Match Score: 105.68

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The MacBook Neo is Apple's most repairable laptop

Apple's cheapest laptop is also its most repairable. iFixit gave the new MacBook Neo a 6/10 repairability score. Although that number would only be mediocre for, say, a game review or final exam [...]

Match Score: 105.60

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iFixit tears down the iPhone 16e, now with repairable USB-C charging port

Repairing your iPhone without shelling out lots of money to Apple has long felt impossible. But, with recent Right to Repair laws in the likes of Colorado and Oregon, the new iPhones are a bit easier [...]

Match Score: 100.06

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Apple’s Self Service Repair program now extends to iPad

Apple’s increasingly comprehensive Self Service Repair program now includes iPad too. Starting tomorrow, owners of various models of Apple’s slate can easily acquire official parts, repair manuals [...]

Match Score: 99.52

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iFixit calls Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses 'unrepairable' but praises the tech

The how-to website iFixit posted a teardown of Meta's new Ray-Ban Display augmented reality glasses and came away impressed by the tech but wary of repairability. As a matter of fact, one of the [...]

Match Score: 97.37

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Microsoft and iFixit now sell official Xbox Series X/S replacement parts for DIY repairs

Xbox has announced a few more sustainability efforts, including an expansion of its repairability program. You'll be able to buy official replacement parts for Xbox Series X/S systems from the Mi [...]

Match Score: 95.16

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The military might finally win the right to repair

Senators Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren have introduced a bipartisan bill to enshrine a right to repair for military equipment. The legislation, called the “Warrior Right to Repair Act,” would co [...]

Match Score: 93.99