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A person pointing at returned products.

Tech

Man opens Amazon returns, then finds how many 'broken' gadgets weren't broken

A courtroom with wooden walls, a judge's desk, and green lamp lights.

Tech

Colorado repair firm sues Toast, Owl Labs, and Blackmagic in first right-to-repair cases

Samples of a plastic alternative.

Tech

Kenyan inventor turns invasive water hyacinth into plastic that decomposes after use

A person repairing a smartphone.

Tech

South Carolina right-to-repair group warns of tech's 'erosion of ownership'

A snake on a restroom floor.

Outdoors

Singapore mother steps on snake in Bird Paradise toilet before it slithers down a drain

A small generator battery.

Tech

Australian homeowner says 'whole-home backup' battery won't run air conditioner in blackout

Battery storage systems.

Business

World's largest EV battery maker says all of it plants have reached carbon-neutral status

A person repairing a refrigerator.

Home

Retired appliance tech urges homeowner to repair early-2000s fridge before shopping new

A person holding a Fairphone and battery.

Tech

Fairphone releases a phone you can repair, with a $40 battery and 12 DIY parts

Three images: a man holding a plant, a smiling man surrounded by seeds, and a woman putting on a jacket outdoors.

Tech

Cattail fluff may replace down and polyester in jackets, while helping restore wetlands

Business

Nevada county lets Airbnb and Vrbo keep unlicensed listings up, drawing backlash

A water tower labeled "Pensacola Beach" next to beach lifeguard stations numbered 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Home

Florida beach community weighs vacation rental rules as residents cite noise, trash, and parking