The EU’s antitrust regulator, DG Competition, is in charge of establishing and implementing a coherent competition policy across the EU. As the world’s second largest economy, it is by no means surprising that DG COMP is one of the most sophisticated antitrust enforcers in the world. Amongst several investigations into bigger companies, Commissioner for Competition Margreth Vestager opened a formal investigation into Google’s mobile operating system, Android.
The Dev Download is a weekly compilation of news clips relevant to software developers. The weekly report includes articles dated from the preceding Thursday to Wednesday, and covers a variety of tech industry topics.
Home to many of the world’s most iconic technology companies, California is a global breeding ground for innovation. Representative Mimi Walters (R-Calif.), whose Congressional district is based in Orange County, understands that the work of software developers drives the 21st century economy. Representative Walters is working hard to use her business experience to foster an environment conducive to investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
On 17 May, around 130 developers and entrepreneurs from the London FinTech community gathered for the Apps Alliance Meetup: The Role of Mobile in the FinTech Revolution. The meetup, which was hosted at WeWork Spitalfields, was organized in cooperation with Visa Europe Collab and welcomed app developers, mobile tech startups and entrepreneurs to discuss if and how FinTech mobile apps are disrupting traditional banking and focus on the future of financial services as a whole.
The Application Developers Alliance and BuzzFeed co-hosted a brunch in Washington, DC coinciding with the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Guests arrived at the fabulous new French restaurant Kinship, where they enjoyed delicious food and drinks, and some of them remained behind for a “speakeasy” after-party in the Alliance’s office upstairs — accessible via the back fire escape.
In a post-Tinder world, most of us don’t deeply contemplate the broader social significance of two people on a first date. But that’s exactly what Brian Gerrard has been doing, and he subsequently launched a startup to answer a sociology question that had been nagging him. As the Co-founder and CEO of Bae, a dating app for Black singles, Gerrard wants to strengthen communities through quality relationships. Bae isn’t just another dating app startup — it’s a product developed for an underserved market, a community-builder for those left behind, and a thought leader on sometimes-thorny societal issues.
The App Strategy Workshop in Paris took place on 28 April. Returning to the beautiful Microsoft Conference Center, the event was jam-packed with around 230 attendees. App Annie presented a keynote, alongside 20 speakers from the likes of Deezer, AXA, Etsy, AdColony, Amazon Appstore, Flurry from Yahoo!, Branch Metrics, Mopria Alliance, Google and more. Check out the key takeaways from the event and learn more about Growth Hacking, UX for Engagement, Monetization and more from leading industry experts.
Mobile innovation is transforming every industry and bringing gigantic growth opportunities with it. Every company, in some way or another, is becoming a mobile company, and we can no longer make the distinction between the wireless industry and everything else.
Nearly nine out of ten people in the United States have internet access, and by 2020, there will be more than 50 million connected devices worldwide. Already available in the marketplace are wearable devices that can detect breast cancer in skin cells, connected toilets that can measure blood pressure and glucose levels, biochips that can identify water contaminants, and even disposable adult diapers with sensors that send a text message to nursing staff when the diaper is ready to be changed. The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how we live our lives by the minute, but in order to realize its full potential, our country must develop a national strategy to plan for its future. Such a plan will enable developers to capitalize on IoT potential, and ensure the United States remains an innovative hub that encourages bright minds and fosters new ideas.
American consumers and businesses face countless risks every day from cyber thieves and other bad actors who hope to steal their money, data, and more. These high-tech con artists shake consumer confidence and are a danger to industry growth and our economy. In fact, a 2013 McAfee report indicates that malicious cyber activity costs the U.S. economy up to $120 billion, and $1 trillion globally.
If you want to know about the future of wireless, look no further than CTIA Super Mobility 2016. This three-day event is a must-attend conference for news and innovation in the wireless ecosystem, with keynote panels, educational sessions, and exhibitions on the latest mobile technologies, happening in Las Vegas September 7-9.
In 1986, IBM released its first laptop computer, the 5140 Convertible. For $1,995 (over $4,300 in today’s dollars), consumers could own this 12-pound PC. Thirty years later, in April 2016, HP released the Spectre laptop, one-fifth the weight of its 30-year-old counterpart with 15,000 times more memory for a fraction of the price. Clearly, the digital landscape has changed quite a bit over the last thirty years; unfortunately, some of the laws governing our online communications have not.
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