An unlikely theatre for an act in the right-to-repair saga came last year in the form of McDonalds restaurants, whose McFlurry ice cream machines are prone to breakdown. The manufacturer had ...

The inside of a Taylor C709 ice cream machine, as seen from the back with the cover over the electronics removed. (Credit: iFixit) Raising a likely somewhat contentious topic, iFixit and Public ...

While the video raked in a ton of different comments, there seemed to be an oft-repeated chorus about the difficulty in maintaining and repairing McDonald’s choice brand of ice cream machines.

An online map allows McDonald’s fans to check if the ice cream machine in their favourite restaurant is working—and it's not good news for every location. Aptly named McBroken, the interactive ...