• Technology report: A technologist's Wikimania preview
  As the start of Wikimania proper on 8 August approaches, the Signpost looks ahead to what its dozens of presentations might offer the technologically-inclined, whether attending in person or taking advantage of what promises to be a strong digital offering.

• Traffic report: Ebola
  Serious news continues to dominate the most popular articles chart on Wikipedia this week, with the Ebola virus disease far and away in the top spot. In the top 25, we see the related articles Ebola virus, which talks about biological aspects, at #18 and 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak at #19.

• Featured content: Bottoms, asses, and the fairies that love them
  Eight articles, fifteen pictures, and two topics were promoted to featured status on the English Wikipedia last week.

• Wikimedia in education: Leading universities educate with Wikipedia in Mexico
  "Major growth" expected in Mexican university after a Wikipedia program is formally accepted by the school's administration.

• News and notes: "History is a human right"—first-ever transparency report released as Europe begins hiding Wikipedia in search results
  The Wikimedia Foundation has published its first transparency report, covering from July 2012 to June 2014. The move comes on the same day the organization announced that Google, in order to comply with a recent court order upholding the "right to be forgotten", has removed a number of Wikipedia articles from their European search results.