The ACT Podcast
Technology policy podcast and industry conversations
Tune in to ACT’s podcast for conversations on technology policy, innovation and the issues shaping the global app economy. We bring together insights from policymakers, industry experts and innovators. Each episode explores the trends, challenges and opportunities within the connected technology ecosystem.
The ACT Podcast
Technology policy podcast and industry conversations
Tune in to ACT’s podcast for conversations on technology policy, innovation and the issues shaping the global app economy. We bring together insights from policymakers, industry experts and innovators. Each episode explores the trends, challenges and opportunities within the connected technology ecosystem.
- Episode 17
May 28, 1987 – 32 years ago today GIFs were born! What’s Brewing in DC? FTC v Qualcomm – ACT Blog Senate reintroduces the DIGIT Act – ACT Blog House…
- Episode 16
April 4, 1973 – 46 years ago this month marks the first ever cell phone call What’s Brewing in DC? Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and…
- Episode 15
March 1, 2019 – Zhores Alferov, Nobel-winning physicist who paved way for cellphones, fiber optic communications, dies at 88 – The Washington Post What’s Brewing in DC? Mueller finds no…
- Special Edition – FTC v Qualcomm
Qualcomm’s National Security Propaganda Campaign – ACT Blog An FTC Settlement with Qualcomm Could Hold the Entire IoT Economy Hostage – ACT Blog
- Episode 14
February 23, 1927 – Federal Radio Commission (now Federal Communications Commission) was created What’s Brewing in DC? Do you know the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates? – Politico Former Massachusetts governor…
- Episode 13
January 25, 1915 – The first transcontinental phone service What’s Brewing in DC? 800,000 Federal workers affected by the shutdown – CNBC Trump caves, agrees to short-term spending bill to…
- Episode 12
December 22, 1882 – The first electric Christmas tree lights were invented What’s Brewing in DC? Shutdown avoided? – The Washington Post White House STEM Education Plan – WhiteHouse.gov Senator…
- Episode 11
November 21, 2008 – iPhone emojis were born What’s Brewing in DC? Midterms debrief: CA 21st – The Fresno Bee Mississippi runoff – CBS News Final-ish numbers – Politico Veterans…
- Episode 10
October 17, 1990 – IMDB launched What’s Brewing in DC? EU/US Privacy Shield Annual Review – EC Press Release Apple, Amazon, Super Micro call for retraction – The Verge Twitter…