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  • petrescatraian@libranet.detoBuy European@feddit.uk•Europe's Fairphone enters U.S. market tapping right-to-repair demand
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    11 days ago

    Europe’s Fairphone enters U.S. market tapping right-to-repair demand
    By Nathan Vifflin

    November 5, 20259:24 AM GMT+2 • Updated November 5, 2025

    Nov 5 (Reuters) - Dutch ethical‑electronics maker Fairphone is entering the U.S. market with its repairable headphones, preparing the ground for a phone launch, chief executive Raymond van Eck told Reuters in an interview.

    WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
    The move taps into a growing consumer and legislative push in the U.S. for a “right-to-repair” where consumers look long term at total cost of ownership beyond tariff inflated price tags, the CEO said.
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    KEY QUOTE
    “Our strategy is built for uncertainty. The tariffs weather may change daily, but the demand signal in the U.S. is clear,” van Eck said, adding “right-to-repair legislation is advancing nationwide, creating a new opportunity for us”.

    CONTEXT
    In recent years, many U.S. states have enacted “right-to-repair” laws as consumers and lawmakers backlash against products, from smartphones to tractors, that are difficult or impossible to fix.

    Like most electronics brands, Fairphone manufactures in China, but its emphasis on sustainability, from mines to chips, demands greater supply chain traceability and helping it navigate component shortages, the CEO said.

    BY THE NUMBERS
    Fairphone reported a 61% year-on-year revenue increase in the third quarter of 2025, with device sales rising 61%, audio by 40%, and spare parts 41%.
    The company aims to sell at least as many audio units it sold in Europe last year this year in the U.S. It declined to give sales targets.

    A 34% tariff currently impacts its prices.
    Its flagship device, the Fairphone 6, promises eight years of total support, five years of warranty, and spare parts until 2033.

    WHAT’S NEXT
    The audio line, sold via a partnership with Amazon, is intended as a beachhead into the U.S. market. More than 90% of phones in the country are sold through mobile network operators, Van Eck said that launch is being carefully planned for.

    Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk; Editing by Matt Scuffham

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  • petrescatraian@libranet.detoEurope@feddit.org•Prague to ban e-scooters after residents complain of chaos on pavements
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    28 days ago

    It usually only takes one serious incident to start a full riot on scooters. Last month there was a tragic event where one woman was killed by someone with a scooter who didn’t see her crossing. Total outrage! Ban these things immediately. There’s even a draft law in the parliament to forbid anyone riding a scooter unless they got a license of some sorts. Meanwhile, there was another accident where a guy was speeding and hit a woman on a pedestrian crossing. People were like “yeah, but maybe if she hadn’t run on that crossing, and if she made eye contact with the driver, maybe it would’ve saved her life…”

  • petrescatraian@libranet.deOPtoEurope@feddit.org•Nearly 100 years ago Romania gave Russia 90 tons of gold—now it wants it back
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    29 days ago

    The only alternative that the Bucharest authorities at that time had, was to either ship it or risk letting it fall into German/Austro-Hungarian hands. It’s more like having to choose between storing your physical money to your friend’s house or keeping it with the high risk of having it stolen for good by someone you’re not even friends with.

    Edit: and that wasn’t really a “friend” either. It was a country that tried to take advantage of our fight for independence against the Ottomans in order to annex us themselves. And it was a “friend” which previously annexed parts of former Principality of Moldova which was inhabited by Romanians. As the saying goes: with friends like these, one needs no other enemy.

    Luckily, they learnt their lesson, so BNR hid what was left of the treasury in a monastery during WW2.