Seattle startup turns farmland into carbon capture centers

Capturing carbon via rocks: Seattle software startup Lithos has developed a “rock weathering process” that uses basalt on farms to capture carbon. The company, which just raised $6.29 million, sells carbon credits to corporations and shares proceeds with farmers. Above, from left: Lithos founders Mary Yap, Dr. Chris Reinhard, and Dr. Noah Planavsky. 

Tips on launching a life sciences company: Five entrepreneurs share how they got a foothold in the industry and some of the things they learned along the way. Read their advice.

Tech vet appointed to UW Board of Regents: Linden Rhoads, a longtime Seattle tech leader and former vice provost of commercialization at the University of Washington, has deep ties to the university. “I bleed purple,” she told GeekWire.

Amazon targets fake reviews in Europe: The tech giant filed its first criminal complaints targeting fake review sites in Italy and Spain as it continues a legal fight against alleged sellers of bogus product reviews. Read more.

Avalara officially goes private: Vista Equity Partners completed its $8.4 billion acquisition of the Seattle-based tax software giant. Read more.

Bringing cyberpunk prophet’s vision up to date: Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of "The Peripheral" is based on a futuristic novel by Vancouver science-fiction author William Gibson, but the co-creator of the series says the tale also reflects current trends in our pre-apocalyptic world. Read more. 

Electric aircraft maker gets order for 25 planes: Arlington, Wash.-based Eviation says Germany’s Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent to purchase its Alice commuter aircraft.