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 [...]
ACT | The App Association Calls on National Congress to Vote Against “Fast Tracking” Proposed Tech Regulation in Brazil WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association urges the National Congress of Brazil to immediately reject any move to “fast track” legislative bill 4675. Rushing into the adoption of [...]
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 [...]
Across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, member economies’ competition authorities are taking a fresh look at the role of digital platforms and curated online marketplaces (COMs) in fostering healthy, innovative ecosystems. These digital platforms and the emerging technologies they enable are indispensable to startups, scaleups, and small and [...]
At this year’s RE+ conference in Las Vegas, ACT | The App Association highlighted a challenge that solar technology innovators are only now beginning to grapple with: abusive licensing practices tied to standard-essential patents (SEPs). For years, small app developers and device makers in the communications sector have faced aggressive [...]