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Causeit helps global leaders who want to use business and government to make a difference in the world, catalyzing a new view of the future of humans & technology and enabling global organizations to rise to the challenges humanity faces. On the ground, we help your teams shift from reaction to innovation--bringing 21st century opportunities into the core of your strategy and vision.

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flipped into Data Natives, Data Immigrants and Ethics
Do AI images violate copyright? A lawyer explains the Stable Diffusion lawsuit
boingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder
Three artists have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against several AI art generators, including Stability.ai and Midjourney. The lawsuit …
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flipped into Nets of Networks: Telcos, Wifi and Mobile
Courts Shoot Down Another Barrier to Community Broadband
VICE - Karl Bode
Court ruling makes it easier for Connecticut towns and cities to build better, faster, cheaper broadband networks. Connecticut this week was the latest state to shoot down industry-backed barriers preventing your town or city from building its own broadband networks, even if nobody else will. Across …
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flipped into Data Natives, Data Immigrants and Ethics
What Will the Internet Look Like in 2030?
Gizmodo - Daniel Kolitz
Something has happened to our sense of the future. In old movies or TV shows, the future was often depicted as a wholly alien world, a barely …
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flipped into AutoMobility: Upshift
Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution
The New York Times - Saumya Khandelwal
Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution A million electric rickshaws sprang up out of nowhere and are now being used by 60 million people a day. The government and vehicle makers are struggling to catch up. Photographs and Video by Saumya Khandelwal By Vindu Goel and Karan Deep Singh Aug. 22, …
What happens if we de-emphasize the car in big American cities?
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flipped into AutoMobility: Upshift
The People of Central Park West Want Their Parking Spaces (Sorry, Cyclists) (Published 2019)
The New York Times - James Barron
The city wants to carve out more space for cyclists. Opponents say the city is becoming increasingly hostile to drivers. The roadwork notices were tied to trees and signposts on a Friday along one of the world’s best-known streets. The following Monday, crews arrived on Central Park West and began …
Deepfakes in facial recognition...
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flipped into Data Natives, Data Immigrants and Ethics
Biometric Data Breach Could Link Your Face to Illegal Activities
Bloomberg - By Allison Ingersoll
The nature of how organizations capture and store the public’s biometric data, such as fingerprints and images of faces, came under renewed scrutiny …