Articles by Maddie Stone
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Microsoft quietly supported legislation to make it easier to fix devices. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
Major tech companies have long opposed the right to repair, but Microsoft is finally engaging with lawmakers and activists.
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A government program hopes to find critical minerals right beneath our feet
Federal scientists are using recon flights and field research to track down metals that are key to the energy transition.
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How Big Tech rewrote the nation’s first cell phone repair law
Documents reveal tech lobbyists revised a right-to-repair bill before New York's governor signed it.
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A Massachusetts law protects the right to repair your own car. Automakers are suing.
The legal battle has major implications for drivers' pocketbooks, and for the climate.
