Author: Betsy Fuller Fast, reliable broadband is the only thing preventing rural communities from being the next tech hub. Pockets of the country either do not have reliable connectivity or don’t have any at all. Without innovative ways to connect, some towns will be left on the wrong side of [...]
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 past decade, lawmakers in Washington battled across the aisle and within party lines, arguing over the economic merits of potential [...]
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 recent years. With the impending election, Republicans have an interest in keeping these areas, while Democrats endeavor to understand the [...]
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 a tech company. For the past five years, however, I have been a venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley. It [...]
By Debbie Rose and Madeline Zick Let’s begin with a riddle. What do mobile apps, poetry, photographs, movies, books, and sculptures have in common? Answer: they are all eligible for copyright protection! The U.S. Copyright Act offers creators protection for original works of authorship, which according to the U.S. Copyright [...]