Health and Tech Startups Join Forces in Vancouver
ACT and CABHI jointly sponsoring the largest gathering of developers and innovators in North America VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – At Web Summit Vancouver this week May 11-14, the Association [...]
Pre-Market Review of AI Is Concerning
The New York Times Reporting of the White House’s Interest Raises Red Flags for Startups and Small Tech Companies WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commenting on today’s reporting by The New York [...]
Building for Tomorrow, Today
This week we're starting a return to our official name, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), and moving away from the unofficial moniker “the App Association” that we’ve used [...]
Digital Markets Act Report is Missed Opportunity
Commission’s Review Focuses on Cosmetics Rather Than Substance BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The Digital Markets Act (DMA) Review Report represents a missed opportunity to take stock of the [...]
ACTivists for Change: Small Tech’s 2026 Policy Priorities
Right now, policymakers around the world are setting their 2026 agendas on the same core questions: how to protect consumers online, how to govern AI responsibly without stifling innovation, [...]
Policymakers Can Protect Children Without Breaking the Internet
Earlier this month, a legal clock ran out in Europe. On 3 April 2026, interpersonal communication services operating in the European Union lost key legal clarity that has, until [...]