Empowering Europe’s Innovators Through the 28th Regime and the European Innovation Act

  EU ACTivists for Change: Members join forces to make the Single Market work for startups Across Europe, startups, scaleups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are building world-class products, but their growth path is still more complicated than it should be. EU startups face 27 different systems for incorporation, [...]

By |2025-12-02T15:44:56-05:00December 2nd, 2025|App Economy, Blog, Competition, European Union, Letters, Policy, Tech Regulation, Trends|

Congress’s App Store Bills Could Weaken Privacy Protections and Hurt Small Developers

  Small business developers have long warned that certain competition proposals can unintentionally weaken privacy and security protections for users. This Congress, the issue is back: the App Store Freedom Act (ASFA) and the Open App Markets Act (OAMA). Both bills are pending in Congress, where proponents insist they will [...]

Are We in an AI Bubble? What This Global Conversation Means for Startups

  It seems like everyone is talking about the “AI bubble” right now. Whether we’re in one, whether it’s about to burst, or whether we’re only at the beginning of something much larger. From Brussels to London to Washington, the same headline keeps appearing, prompting the same question: what happens [...]

When Regulators Undermine Their Own Consumer Protection Goals

  Recent scrutiny of digital platforms’ practices in the European Union has resurfaced a persistent tension: how can governments impose sweeping open access mandates on digital platforms while simultaneously allowing for the proactive gating measures necessary to detect, prevent, and remedy online scams and fraud? Meanwhile, the emergence of particularly [...]

By |2025-11-24T14:53:11-05:00November 12th, 2025|Blog, European Union, Policy|

How Rising H-1B Costs Sideline Startups

  While the public conversation around H-1B visas often focuses on larger players in tech, startups and small tech companies rely on the program, too. Data from the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) shows that more than half of new H-1B approvals go to employers that file 20 or [...]

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