New items – 9 total

• Ban on Chinese connected-car software is almost ready

  https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01/bidens-ban-on-chinese-and-russian-car-software-moves-ahead/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  cars

• Buyers of Razer’s bogus “N95” Zephyr masks get over $1 million in refunds

  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/razer-sold-bogus-n95-mask-for-100-in-2021-users-finally-get-refunds/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  mask

• Meta to cut 5% of employees deemed unfit for Zuckerberg’s AI-fueled future

  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/meta-says-5-staff-cut-is-critical-to-further-ai-social-media/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  ai

• Amid a flurry of hype, Microsoft reorganizes entire dev team around AI

  https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/amid-a-flurry-of-hype-microsoft-reorganizes-entire-dev-team-around-ai/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  agentic

• ChatGPT becomes more Siri-like with new scheduled tasks feature

  https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/chatgpt-becomes-more-siri-like-with-new-scheduled-tasks-feature/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  agent

• Maker of weight-loss drugs to ask Trump to pause price negotiations: Report

  https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/01/maker-of-weight-loss-drugs-to-ask-trump-to-pause-price-negotiations-report/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  drug

• After CEO exit, Sonos gets rid of its chief product officer, too

  https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/sonos-ousts-executive-blamed-for-rushing-botched-app-update/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  audio

• FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers

  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/fbi-forces-chinese-malware-to-delete-itself-from-thousands-of-us-computers/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  chinese

• There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night

  https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/there-was-a-straight-shot-from-earth-to-the-moon-and-mars-last-night/

  Ars Technica 01/14/2025

  astrophotography