Approach Contexts for Potential Solutions
As problem-solvers, we sometimes encounter scenarios where a problem is not well-defined, which makes solutions all the more difficult to discover. It’s a bit like trying to fit together a 1000-piece puzzle without the reference image on the box. In this guest blog, Robert Churchill leans on his decades of experience to piece together a bigger picture for us, in hopes that it may serve as a practical heuristic for finding the right mix of approaches to solving readers’ specific challenges.
Daring Bits
3D Gun Documentary: Death Atlantic - Death Athletic is a chronicle of a techno-political war challenging how information is created and shared in the digital age. The documentary follows Federal battles, personal struggles, a growing 3D gun community, and illicit criminal case plaguing Cody Wilson’s fight for the 1st Amendment freedom to share code online. Code that happens to engineer guns. IMDb.
Bitcoin in SEC Sights - Blackrock’s updated filing for a spot Bitcoin ETF includes a warning, reportedly at the SEC’s request, about the potential for Bitcoin to be classified as a security, underscoring regulatory uncertainties in the cryptocurrency market.
EU Gets X Data - In response to the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), X is quietly making its data available to EU researchers studying systemic risks, like “gender-based violence”.
Robot Overlords
US Gov Warns Nvidia - Nvidia keeps changing its chips every time the Department of Commerce changes its rules, and the Secretary of Commerce is getting really annoyed, expressing concerns about China getting its hands on AI chips.
Software at a Glance - AI can build software just by looking at a screenshot - but who will maintain/scale/extend it, when no one understands the system?
Liberty Toolbox
Proton Announces Photos - “Proton Drive protects your photos with end-to-end encryption by default. Our free cloud storage uses the same robust encryption as our paid plans, so no one can see your photos except you and those you share them with.” Site
