About Association for Competitive Technology

ACT is a global trade association for small and medium-sized technology companies. Our members are entrepreneurs, innovators, and independent developers within the global app ecosystem that engage with verticals across every industry. We work with our members to promote a policy environment that rewards and inspires innovation while providing resources that help them raise capital, create jobs, and continue to build incredible technology.

ACT Statement on Competition and Markets Authority Decision on Business Software and Cloud Services

  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) comments on the impact for startups and small businesses in yesterday’s announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on business software and cloud services. ‘The decision by CMA not to designate Microsoft and AWS cloud services as having strategic [...]

By |2026-04-21T07:41:44-04:00March 31st, 2026|Competition, Statement, United Kingdom|
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U.S. District Judge Rita Lin Cites Small Tech Concerns in Ruling for Anthropic

  WASHINGTON, DC – In granting a preliminary injunction to Anthropic, U.S. District Court Judge Rita Lin relied on the concerns raised by small technology companies in ACT | The App Association’s amicus brief as justification for her decision. “We are grateful to Judge Lin for addressing the concerns of [...]

By |2026-03-26T23:18:24-04:00March 26th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence/AI, Statement, United States|
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