Coding a Career: Real Talk from Detroit’s Apple Developer Academy

  In a year of AI hype cycles, tech layoffs, and “learn to code” headlines, learners at the Apple Developer Academy in Detroit wanted to know one thing: what does a real career in coding actually look like? Our speakers addressed that and much more during our “Coding as a [...]

A Scroll Down Membership Lane: December’s 2025 Membership Mondays

  ACT | The App Association’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we spotlight these trailblazing small businesses and their cutting-edge achievements. This month, we’re looking at what’s top of mind for small and medium-sized tech companies as we enter [...]

Colorado’s Updated Privacy Rules Show How to Balance Online Safety with Innovation

  In October 2025, the Colorado Department of Law finalized amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act rules, adopting new provisions to strengthen children’s privacy and safety. As part of the rulemaking process, ACT | The App Association submitted feedback explaining how the proposed rules would affect small businesses and recommending [...]

By |2026-01-05T09:54:01-05:00January 5th, 2026|Blog, Privacy|

A Hearing That Put Global Digital Regulation on Trial

    Earlier in the month, the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee addressed the spreading epidemic of foreign competition laws and their impact on U.S. technology markets. The hearing underscored how digital regulation models developed abroad are spreading globally and imposing real costs on innovation, security, and small businesses. The hearing, [...]

By |2025-12-30T12:05:12-05:00December 30th, 2025|Blog, Competition|

Small Tech Founders Call for Fair H-1B Policy

  ACTivists for Change: Members join forces in a letter to the White House, urging balanced, startup-friendly reforms   While national conversations about the H-1B program often focus on large companies, our members live a different reality. These teams are lean, product-driven, and often hire for highly specialized roles where [...]

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