Update also blocks compatibility with popular third-party apps.

FULU Foundation offers $20,000 bounty to unbrick echelon bikes

Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update

^{Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)}

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[Video] Louis Rossmann | FULU Foundation offers $20,000 bounty to unbrick echelon bikes

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How I Built QZ—and How Echelon Is Now Breaking It - Roberto Viola

By Roberto Viola, creator of QZ On September 10, 2020, I began building QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an app born from a simple idea: open up closed fitness hardware and make it work with the platforms people actually love—Zwift, Peloton, Kinomap, and more.

^{cagnulein (Roberto Viola)}

I guess that means no more Intel Core jokes.

Pebble is officially Pebble again

Core Devices CEO Eric Migicovsky says the company has regained the Pebble trademark so its forthcoming watches will “still” be Pebble watches.

^{Victoria Song (The Verge)}

Up to 50,000 doctors stage five days of action from 7am on 25 July to 7am on 30 July after pay talks break down

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Resident doctors in England go on strike over pay restoration

Up to 50,000 doctors stage five-day walkout from 7am on 25 July to 7am on 30 July after pay talks break down

^{Nadeem Badshah (The Guardian)}

The drug is expected to be formally approved by the European Commission this year.

EU regulators greenlight twice-yearly HIV injection, hailed as medical breakthrough

^{Gabriela Galvin (Euronews.com)}

Trump and Zelensky recently discussed a "mega deal" where the U.S. would buy drones from Kyiv, said the Ukrainian president.

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Zelensky Hopes US Will Buy Up to $30 Billion Worth of Ukrainian Drones

^{Sophie Clark (Newsweek)}

Dengue cases in the Pacific are at their highest since 2016, with nearly 19,000 people affected, the World Health Organisation says.

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Pacific dengue cases highest in a decade: World Health Organization

^{ABC Pacific}

Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled – however unlikely – to pass local customer info to US admin

Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty

: Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled – however unlikely – to pass local customer info to US admin

^{Paul Kunert (The Register)}

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How I Built QZ—and How Echelon Is Now Breaking It - Roberto Viola

By Roberto Viola, creator of QZ On September 10, 2020, I began building QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an app born from a simple idea: open up closed fitness hardware and make it work with the platforms people actually love—Zwift, Peloton, Kinomap, and more.

^{cagnulein (Roberto Viola)}

In efforts to beat Alzheimer's disease, researchers are looking at existing drugs that could tackle the condition, and a new study identifies two promising candidates that are currently used to treat cancer.

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Scientists Find 2 Existing Drugs Can Reverse Alzheimer's Brain Damage in Mice : ScienceAlert

^{David Nield (ScienceAlert)}

Tesla is behind on its goal to produce at least 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots by the end of 2025.

Tesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year | TechCrunch

^{Rebecca Bellan (TechCrunch)}

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr says CBS will have a "bias monitor" who reports directly to the president of Paramount.

FCC to Appoint a Babysitter to Make Sure CBS Isn't Anti-Trump

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr says CBS will have a "bias monitor" who reports directly to the president.

^{Matt Novak (Gizmodo)}

The petition addressed that MasterCard and Visa must stop censoring legal fictional content that complies with the law and platform standards.

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Tell MasterCard, Visa & Activist Groups: Stop Controlling What We Can Watch, Read, or Play

^{Zero Ryoko (Change.org)}

In this episode of our Developer Interviews series, Eben talked to Zaccie, a Game Designer at Grinding Gear Games whose work focuses on monster balance. Check out the interview below!

Video: Zaccie (Game Designer) on Volatiles, Monsters Balance and K-Pop!

Another week has flown by and entries for our Secrets of the Atlas Fan Art Competition are flying in! The amazing artists from our community are creating pieces inspired by the Secrets of the Atlas expansion for prizes! Check out some of the highlights below.

Zana the Originator by vMWhk2BkU0#7546

Marauder and co VS Incarnation of Dread by naitoweapon2#1398

Brother and Sister by lolozori#1147

Father and Son by DasLewis#4632

Wrath of the Watcher by Daixi#2027

The competition ends next week so make sure to get your entry in before time runs out! Good luck to everyone participating.

Original article published by CIPESA under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

In a July 18, 2025 decision, Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) found Google LLC in breach of the country’s data protection law and ordered the global tech giant to register with the local data protection office within 30 days.

The decision would place the popular search engine under the ambit of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act, whose provisions it would have to comply with. In particular, the PDPO has ordered Google to provide – within 30 days – documentary evidence of how it is complying with requirements for transferring the personal data of Ugandan citizens outside of the country’s borders. Google also has to explain the legal basis for making those cross-border data transfers and the accountability measures in place to ensure that such transfers respect Uganda’s laws.

The orders followed a November 2024 complaint by four Ugandans, who argued that as a data collector, controller, and processor, Google had failed to register with the PDPO as required by local laws. They also contended that Google unlawfully transferred their personal data outside Uganda without meeting the legal conditions enshrined in the law, and claimed these actions infringed their data protection and privacy rights and caused them distress.

The PDPO ruled that Google was indeed collecting and processing personal data of the complainants without being registered with the local data regulator, which contravened section 29 of the Data Protection and Privacy Act. Google was also found liable for transferring the complainants’ data across Uganda’s borders without taking the necessary safeguards, in breach of section 19 of the Act.

This section provides that, where a data processor or data controller based in Uganda processes or stores personal data outside Uganda, they must ensure that the country in which the data is processed or stored has adequate measures for protecting the data. Those measures should at least be equivalent to the protection provided for under the Ugandan law. The consent of the data subject should also be obtained for their data to be stored outside Uganda.

In its defence, Google argued that since it was not based in Uganda and had no physical presence in the country, it was not obliged to register with the PDPO, and the rules on cross-border transfers of personal data did not apply to it. However, the regulator rejected this argument, determining that Google is a local data controller since it collects data from users in Uganda and decides how that data is processed.

The regulator further determined that the local data protection law has extra-territorial application, as it states in section 1 that it applies to a person, institution or public body outside Uganda who collects, processes, holds or uses personal data relating to Ugandan citizens. Accordingly, the regulator stated, the law places obligations “not only to entities physically present in Uganda but to any entity handling personal data of Ugandan citizens, including those established abroad, provided they collect or process such data.”

The implication of this decision is that all entities that collect Ugandans’ data, including tech giants such as Meta, TikTok, and X, must register with the Ugandan data regulator. This decision echoes global calls to hold Big Tech more accountable, and for African countries to have strong laws as per African Union (AU) Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection (Malabo Convention), and the AU Data Policy Framework.

However, enforcement of these orders remains a challenge. For instance, Uganda’s PDPO does not make binding decisions and only makes declaratory orders. Additionally, the regulator does not have powers to make orders of compensation to aggrieved parties, and indeed did not do so under the current decision. It can only recommend that the complainants engage a court of competent jurisdiction, in accordance with section 33(1) of the Act.

Conversely, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Kenya established by section 5 of Data Protection Act, 2019 and the Personal Data Protection Commission of Tanzania established by section 6 of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2022 are bestowed with powers to issue administrative fines under sections 9(1)(f) and section 47 respectively.

The dilemma surrounding the Uganda PDPO presents major concerns about its capacity to remedy wrongs of global data collectors, controllers and processors. Among its declarations in the July 2025 decision was that it would not issue an order for data localisation “at this stage” but “Google LLC is reminded that all cross-border transfers of personal data must comply fully with Ugandan law”. This leaves unanswered questions over data sovereignty and respect for individuals’ data rights given the handicaps faced by data regulators in countries such as Uganda and the practicalities presented by the global digital economy.

In these circumstances, Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act should be amended to expand the powers of PDPO to impose administrative fines so as to add weight and enforceability to its decisions.

Using widely available technology, well-known ethical hackers Chris Kubecka and Paula Popovici quickly accessed numerous pornography sites without ever verifying their ages.

Age verification tools on adult websites bypassed in seconds

^{Mickey Carroll, science and technology reporter and Francesca Casonato, video journalist (Sky News)}

Ukraine has received confirmation from partners that they will provide funding for three Patriot missile defence systems and discussions are underway to finance seven more, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

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Canada has paused the deportation of Angel Jenkel, a non-binary US citizen, due to “risks” to LGBTQ+ people in the US.

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Canada pauses deportation of a non-binary US citizen because of ‘risks’ to LGBTQ+ people in America

Canada has paused the deportation of Angel Jenkel, a non-binary US citizen, due to “risks” to LGBTQ+ people in the US. 

^{Chantelle Billson (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)}

The country’s newly formed space agency wants to establish a lunar base by 2045.

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The PM says recognition of a Palestinian state must be part of a "wider plan" to ensure peace in the region.

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220 MPs call for Keir Starmer to recognise Palestinian state

More than 130 Labour MPs are among the signatories piling fresh pressure on PM Sir Keir Starmer.

^{Sam Francis (BBC News)}

As Gaza’s hunger crisis deepens, the very people who are trying to keep the gravely malnourished population alive are suffering along with their patients.

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North Korean authorities are doing everything they can to stop the spread of South Korean pop culture, or hallyu.

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North Korean youth risk arrest for speaking like South Koreans - Daily NK English

^{Lee Chae Eun (Daily NK English)}

Turkish media said the incident occurred at a five-star hotel in the Kaynar district, where Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov lost consciousness shortly after entering the water.

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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov rescued from near-drowning incident in Turkey

^{Oman Al Yahyai (Euronews.com)}

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Tech firms must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing porn, self-harm, suicide and eating disorder content
Bluesky, Discord, Grindr, Reddit and X among latest firms to commit to age-gating, while Ofcom lines up targets for enforcement

Sites and apps where children spend most time must make their feeds safer
Sites and apps which allow harmful content must protect children from accessing it from the end of this week, Ofcom has warned, as the deadline approaches for tech firms to comply with new rules.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/protecting-children/online-age-checks-must-be-in-force-from-tomorrow

Se vi piace il genere fantasy... con bei paesaggi incontaminati piene di gente normale, anormale e di strane creature, un mondo fiabesco di storie attorno ad un fuoco, e l'immancabile manipolo di eroi ognuno con la sua storia, la sua personalità e le proprie speranze... Dragonero della italiana 'Sergio Bonelli' fa per voi.
La stessa casa editrice di Tex e Dylan Dog, per intenderci, qualora foste curiosi (e curiose) ma poco frequentanti questo mondo..

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“Who is Stuart Burns?” a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention texted me from the organization’s all-hands meeting in June, attaching a photo of a man seated in front of his name card.

The 60-year-old conservative with a stout build and a boyish haircut was mostly unknown to the doctors, epidemiologists and officials who had gathered to ask questions about what many have described as the gutting of their agency and the threat many believe its new leaders pose to public health.

When asked about the researchers and doctors reportedly aligned with the anti-vaccine movement who had replaced the qualified experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal vaccine advisory committee, deputy director of public affairs Nina Witkofsky opened the floor to Burns, who was seated at a long table with other agency leaders.

RFK Jr. is reshaping vaccine policy. Stuart Burns is helping him do it.

Stuart Burns, a senior advisor at Health and Human Services, appears to be leading a network of aligned staff advancing RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.

^{Brandy Zadrozny (MSNBC)}

hey there, im looking for the best distro for swapping entirely from windows 10 to linux, while keeping my steam library useable. i have over 300+ games and would like to use the distro thats most likely to support most of them now, and into the future.

thats basically it. just looking for recommendations, warnings, do's and dont's, etc. and maybe a guide on removing windows entirely once its all said and done. i dont want microsoft having access once i make the move to linux.

they disgust me.

A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest in April.

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"The stench of this transaction will linger over the commission for years," said a pair of Democratic senators.

Trump FCC's Approval of Paramount-Skydance Merger 'Reeks of the Worst Form of Corruption'

^{jake-johnson (Common Dreams)}

"Looks like there was just an attempted coup at the antitrust division, led by Pam Bondi's chief of staff and a set of corporate lobbyists."

Antitrust Group Demands Probe of Bondi's Role in 'Corrupt' Merger Settlement

"Looks like there was just an attempted coup at the antitrust division, led by Pam Bondi's chief of staff and a set of corporate lobbyists."

^{jake-johnson (Common Dreams)}

President Trump's Japan deal lowers tariffs on Japanese cars to 15%, but major automakers and unions are not happy. Critics call it a "stupid deal."

'Art of the Stupid Deal': Trump's Japan Trade Pact Bashed by Automakers, Unions, Economists

“American workers are once again being left behind,” said the United Auto Workers.

^{brad-reed (Common Dreams)}

"Call of Duty" publisher Activision-Blizzard is suing hacking developers worldwide over cheats designed for the popular first-person-shooter video game.

'Call of Duty' maker goes to war with cheat developers in L.A. court

^{Sandra McDonald (Los Angeles Times)}