Links for Week of May 9, 2025

This week, the Trump administration announced that it was rolling back the AI chip export restrictions that had been in place since the Biden administration. Crumbl is the defendant in a massive copyright infringement suit over music used in social media posts. Finally, NSO was ordered to pay $167 million for its hack of WhatsApp users.

AI Chip Restrictions

• https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/trump-admin-to-roll-back-bidens-ai-chip-restrictions/

Crumbl Copyright Infringement

• https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/06/crumbl-one-time-ip-bully-hit-with-massive-copyright-infringement-suit-over-music-in-social-media-posts/

NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million for Hacking WhatsApp Users

• https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/jury-orders-nso-to-pay-167-million-for-hacking-whatsapp-users/