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October 2, 2025
Europe cracks down on illegal e-bike imports
In June 2025, European prosecutors detained more than 2,400 shipping containers in the Greek port of Piraeus, with over 500 of them packed with e-bikes, which investigators said were misdeclared, undervalued, or only partially declared. In May, Irish customs officers searched two warehouses in Wexford and uncovered more than 4,000 illegally...
October 2, 2025
Strava blames Garmin logo policy for lawsuit
Strava has now spoken up about what led it to sue Garmin, and it seems to have little to do with Segments or heatmaps. In a Reddit post, the company’s Chief Product Officer claims Garmin threatened to block all device syncing unless Strava plastered its logo on every user-facing screen. Gadgets &...
October 1, 2025
AI is not yet replacing workers in the US, researchers find
ChatGPT is not yet causing the massive upheaval in the US labor market that many have feared since the chatbot’s launch in 2022, according to a new study by a research center at Yale University. The study comes amid widespread concerns that the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence, the technology...
October 1, 2025
Oura Launches Sportier Version of Famous Smart Ring, Other Big Updates
Oura is entering a new era. The Finnish smart ring maker, which has sold more than 5.5 million devices since 2015 and is on track to hit $1 billion in revenue this year, is unveiling its broadest product expansion yet. Athletech NEWS
October 1, 2025
Peloton Just Announced a New Fleet of Equipment and AI ‘Dynamic Coaching
As of today, a ton of massive changes just hit the Peloton ecosystem. The at-home fitness giant didn't just overhaul one part of the structure 6 million people rely on for quality workouts—it made improvements and tweaks across its hardware, software, content, and partnerships. LIFEHACKER
October 1, 2025
Running Boom Makes Race Bibs a ‘Precious New York City Resource’
New York Road Runners races that used to take months to sell out are now filling up in days. Some races have been in such high demand that the sign-up queues crashed the website. The New York Times
September 30, 2025
On’s New COO Could Expand Use of Robots in Shoe Production
On said Tuesday that Sam Wenger is stepping down as chief operating officer after eight years at the company. The Roger Federer-backed sneaker brand has named chief innovation officer Scott Maguire to take on the new dual role of chief innovation and operating officer, starting Jan. 1, 2026. He joined...
September 30, 2025
Scottish track coach handed three-year ban for manipulative behaviour
A Scottish track coach who has worked with some of the world’s top female middle-distance runners, including Canada’sGabriela DeBues-Stafford, has been banned from the sport for three years by UK Athletics (UKA). Andrew (Andy) Young, a former middle-distance runner, was found guilty by an independent disciplinary panel of manipulative behaviour...
September 30, 2025
Nike Beats the Street in Q1 as 8,000 Employees Redirected to ‘Sport Offense’
Nike’s president and chief executive officer Elliott Hill told investors in a late afternoon conference call on Tuesday that the company has realigned 8,000 of its employees to Sport Offense, a new initiative that aligns the three brands — Nike, Jordan and Converse — “into more nimble-focused teams by sport.”...
September 30, 2025
Whoop opens blood-testing service to what it says is a 350,000-person waitlist
Fitness band maker Whoop formally opened Whoop Advanced Labs for business on Tuesday. Some 350,000 people were on the waitlist after the service was previewed in May, the company told TechCrunch. TechCrunch
