March 7, 2013 | Crowdsourcing,org

Venture capital firms, also known as VCs, have created gaps in the startup industry that venture crowdfunding can now fill. Those gaps are inefficient use of startup time, lack of startups being funded, lack of diversification in the industry, and lack of transparency in startup investments – an important issue that’s rarely mentioned.

March 8, 2013 | New York Times

Global temperatures are warmer than at any time in at least 4,000 years, scientists reported Thursday, and over the coming decades are likely to surpass levels not seen on the planet since before the last ice age. Previous research had extended back roughly 1,500 years, and suggested that the rapid temperature spike of the past century, believed to be a consequence of human activity, exceeded any warming episode during those years.

March 8, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times

What if Tampa Bay thought it could become the innovative leader in health care? What if this region tossed out the old school, overpriced health care playbook and tapped its growing expertise in personal medicine, drug development, robotic surgery, electronic health records, advanced medical devices, local clinics, hospital chains and medical education? That's the bold and brassy multiyear ambition of an initiative by area economic development and health care leaders.

March 8, 2013 | The Hill

A group of top House Republicans is accusing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of slow-walking implementation of a law aimed at helping small startups raise capital, one of the 112th Congress's signature achievements. The JOBS Act, which trims a range of regulatory requirements making it easier for small companies to raise capital, was a rare bipartisan accomplishment of the 112th Congress.