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The European Commission’s 2025 Work Programme: A Mixed Bag for SMEs
The European Commission has just released its 2025 Work Programme, outlining key initiatives to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and drive regulatory simplification. For independent [...]
AfroTech 2024: Bridging Technology and Health Equity Policy
At AfroTech 2024, the Black Legislative Leaders Network (BLLN) convened a groundbreaking policy roundtable to explore how technology can help close systemic health [...]
ACT | The App Association Urges the Council to Uphold the Proposed SEP Regulation
Yesterday, ACT | The App Association submitted a letter to the Council of the European Union, urging Member States to uphold their role [...]
One Year Later: The EU’s SEP Licensing Landscape Still Threatens SME Innovation
One year ago, the European Parliament advanced the European Commission’s proposed Standard Essential Patents Regulation to address the opaque and costly standard-essential patent [...]
DeepSeek’s Message to Western Policymakers: Unleash the Dynamism of AI Innovators or Risk Finishing a Distant Second
In October 2024, competition authorities from the G7 countries convened in Rome to discuss the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Their message to AI [...]
Event Recap: Lightning Talks at the State of the Net Conference
This year, the State of the Net Conference focused on the changing policy landscape under the new Trump Administration. Many key policy advocates [...]
Developer Community Spotlight: Q&A with Chris Morris and Rachel Hatfield
What happens when a passion for digital innovation meets a commitment to empowering others? For Chris Morris and Rachel Hatfield, co-founders of ACT [...]
From the FTC’s Shade to Vance’s Sunshine in Paris: Are the Feds Turning Over a New Leaf on AI?
With major developments taking shape at a rapid pace in artificial intelligence (AI), including DeepSeek’s $6 million breakthrough, a new reality is dawning [...]