PSA: Healthcare Tech Isn’t Just at the Doctor’s Office—It’s on Your Wrist
By Martin Hito and Madeline Zick Healthcare was an expectedly hot issue in the initial 2020 Democratic presidential debates, with candidates clashing over private versus public healthcare systems. In the [...]
The N in FAANG: Netflix as a Cultural and Economic Phenomenon
Part of a series on the effects of some of the biggest U.S. tech companies on the app economy. On this blog, we’ve written about how software platforms make it [...]
DOJ: Antitrust is in the Eye of The Beholder
United States Attorney General William Barr made headlines a few weeks ago when he announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) was actively investigating “Big Tech” over antitrust concerns. Pairing together [...]
Rural Innovators Play a Key Role in the App Economy—Television White Spaces Can Help Them Do More
As we approach the 2020 election, Democrats and Republicans alike are increasingly interested in a key voting demographic: rural Americans. This isn’t without cause—this demographic has heavily swung red in [...]
There’s a Platform for That
ACT | The App Association testifies before House Judiciary Committee on “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurship” On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, ACT | The App [...]
Consumer Privacy Legislation and the Age of Uncertainty
I’ve been a member of ACT | The App Association since it was founded in 1998, and for the most part, I was a typical member: a software developer at [...]