January 12, 2014 | San Francisco Chronicle

Innovative, fast moving, smart, determined, opportunistic. These words are commonly used to describe Bay Area entrepreneurs. But these same words can be used to describe a new breed of corporate-backed venture capital funds that are playing a bigger role in the advancement and strategic direction of hot technology companies.

January 13, 2014 | Chicago Tribune

Over the past decade, Illinois has made significant gains in bringing technologies developed at universities to market. This quarterly edition of the Innovation Index report examines the path that technology takes from inception to commercialization, sheds light on the challenges of technology transfer at academic institutions, and provides insights from new research on university start-ups. Of 163 start-ups, 118 are still active. Of those, nearly three- quarters are still based in Illinois.

January 8, 2014 | Las Vegas Sun/NY Times

The sinuous Colorado River and its slew of man-made reservoirs from the Rockies to Southern Arizona are being sapped by 14 years of drought nearly unrivaled in 1,250 years. But many experts believe the current drought is only the harbinger of a new, drier era in which the Colorado’s flow will be substantially and permanently diminished. Reclamation officials say there is a 50-50 chance that by 2015, Lake Mead’s water will be rationed to states downstream. That, too, has never happened before.

January 9, 2014 | Crowfund Insider

A previous article in Crowdfund Insider identified a number of serious problems with the SEC’s proposed crowdfunding regulations. Guzik asked readers to copy his opinions on what can and should be done by crowdfunding to fix the problems. He said: “It will take a large and vocal crowd – and the wisdom and political will of the SEC to implement it.” With the February 3 SEC comment deadline fast approaching there is no time like the present." Here's his urgent recommendations: