Europe is at a pivotal moment for innovation, and we’ve been on the ground across the continent to make sure small-tech voices are included in the decisions being made in Brussels. Every conversation, from policy hackathons to founder workshops, pointed to the same reality: Europe’s digital future depends on [...]
On October 16, staff at ACT | The App Association showed our gratitude for federal workers and those who support them by hosting a happy hour in their honor at Hi-Lawn. Our goal was to provide food, drinks, and plenty of fun for colleagues on and off the Hill, [...]
As AI advances rapidly into every sector of the economy, the tech policy world has no shortage of major questions to tackle. But there is a question currently playing out in the courts that could completely reshape the trajectory of the AI revolution in the coming years: how is [...]
At the IAPP AI Governance Conference in Boston in mid-September 2025, ACT | The App Association’s Brian Scarpelli moderated a timely and thought-provoking panel titled “How Should Liability Be Distributed in the AI Value Chain?” The discussion gathered legal, technical, and policy experts to unpack one of the most [...]
Every year, September 19 is official Talk Like a Pirate Day. At ACT | The App Association, we celebrate with a pirate-themed event to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding intellectual property from piracy. This year was no different. More than 170 piratical personages joined us at Hawk [...]