ACT Statement on Competition and Markets Authority Decision on Business Software and Cloud Services
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) comments on the impact for startups and small businesses in yesterday’s announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on business software and cloud services. ‘The decision by CMA not to designate Microsoft and AWS cloud services as having strategic market status and instead focus on a collaborative process with both to address the concerns of consumers and small businesses is a win for SMEs’, said Stephen Tulip, UK Country [...]
U.S. District Judge Rita Lin Cites Small Tech Concerns in Ruling for Anthropic
WASHINGTON, DC – In granting a preliminary injunction to Anthropic, U.S. District Court Judge Rita Lin relied on the concerns raised by small technology companies in ACT | The App Association’s amicus brief as justification for her decision. “We are grateful to Judge Lin for addressing the concerns of startups and small AI companies by granting the preliminary injunction” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “U.S. small businesses are our most innovative and regularly provide [...]
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, regulation, and compliance, each with its own rules and paperwork. Two initiatives, the 28th regime and the European Innovation Act, could change that. Together, they represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to [...]