Ars Technica – Fairphone’s latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650

Aug 182026
 

As smartphone designs have become more refined, they’ve also become less repairable. Fairphone bucks that trend, offering devices that can be fully disassembled and serviced using a single screwdriver. But its devices were a pain to get in the US until now.
The Dutch company has launched the Fairphone Gen 6+ in the US, offering not only the phone but a full line of accessories and replacement parts so you can keep your phone running for years. And yes, the battery is removable.
Don’t expect the Fairphone Gen 6+ to blow you away in the spec department—it focuses on being repairable and paying workers a fair wage. Half of the phone is made from recycled materials, and it…

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Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – Pluralistic: IP can’t save you from AI (18 Aug 2026)

Aug 182026
 

Today’s links

IP can’t save you from AI: Property rights cannot substitute for labor rights and privacy rights.

Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.

Object permanence: Flying Brits v brown people; Probability neglect; Law v “enhanced patdowns”; Onion says Brits love paywalls; “Hench”; “Lessons in Magic and Disaster.”

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Recent appearances: Where I’ve been.

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Colophon: All the rest.

IP can’t save you from AI (permalink)
You don’t have to believe that AI “art” is any good (I don’t), nor do you have to believe that AI “art” can be any good (I don’t) to understand that the reason that…

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Planet Debian – Ian Jackson: Debian LLM GR – Summary of the options

Aug 172026
 

Introduction
A plea to the undecided voter
Table
Notes

Debian LLM GR – Summary of the options
Introduction
LLMs have finally made it to the ultimate stage of Debian’s governance processes, a General Resolution of all the project’s full governing members (DDs).
There are a lot of options on the ballot, and they all have a different structure and approach the question in a different way. It can be hard to see the wood for the trees. I have made a summary table to try to capture the main differences, both in effect, and sentiment.
A plea to the undecided voter
Suspending briefly my attempt to be neutral:
Before voting, I encourage you to read the passionate rationales in options H and A, or at…

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