ACT Files Amicus Briefs in Anthropic v. Dept. of War
ACT has filed amicus briefs in District Courts in California and D.C. in support of Anthropic’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of War. In response to Anthropic refusing to allow its products to be used for autonomous lethal action or the mass surveillance of Americans, Secretary Hegseth in March 2026 attempted to declare Anthropic’s Claude AI models a supply chain risk. A supply chain risk designation would ban contractors (and their subcontractors), working with the military and associated [...]
What Bad AI Policymaking Looks Like
Early choices in AI policy will shape how the technology is deployed across the economy. Policymakers are responding to public concerns around safety, accountability, and trust. But the AI ecosystem is dynamic and still evolving, with infrastructure providers, model developers, and many application developers building tools for numerous uses. That matters for policy design. Rules that treat AI as a single category or assume a static market tend to slow deployment and raise compliance costs where much of the [...]
UK Startups Come to London to Rumble With Policymakers
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The United Kingdom has a vibrant and diverse startup and small tech ecosystem that drives significant economic output and supports more than 400,000 jobs. The next step is ensuring these businesses can scale, not just start. For UK startups, regulation and investment are closely linked. More can be done to nurture and scale the groundbreaking companies developing and building the next generation of transformative tech in the UK. This week, 36 founders and tech startup [...]
A Scroll Down Membership Lane: March 2026’s Member Mondays
ACT’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we showcase these trailblazing small businesses and their cutting-edge achievements. Around the world, governments are advancing age verification and online safety requirements with the goal of protecting young users online. Unfortunately, these mandates have often fallen short of improving safety in practice, while expanding the amount of sensitive data companies are expected to collect and handle. That shift can push startups to [...]
Founders Bring the SME POV to Brussels @GAEC: EU 2026
ACT’s Annual Global App Economy Conferences (GAECs) bring our startup and small tech members together for three days of founder-to-founder networking and direct engagement with policymakers. GAECs are the culmination of what we do at ACT, bringing our three pillars together in one event that fosters community, provides resources and education, and creates an opportunity for our startup, scaleup, and small business members to engage directly in advocacy. Throughout the year, ACT hosts three GAECs: one in the EU, [...]