CarbonQuest partners with Icelandic venture to boost deployment of carbon capture and storage

Inside this structure near Reykjavík, Carbfix is injecting carbon dioxide dissolved in water deep underground where it reacts with basalt and mineralizes. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Spokane, Wash.-based startup…

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Microsoft shareholders reject call to invest in Bitcoin, but company doesn’t entirely rule it out

Amy Hood, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, left, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during the company’s virtual shareholder meeting on Tuesday morning. (Screenshot via webcast) Microsoft shareholders turned down a proposal…

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Last chance for GeekWire Gala tickets — join us this week at Seattle’s geekiest holiday party

The scene from a past GeekWire Gala in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo) Like a seasoned holiday shopper, you’ve proven you’re a top-notch procrastinator. But time’s up, and now you…

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Uncommon Thinkers: Hanna Hajishirzi’s open approach to AI challenges the industry’s norms

Hanna Hajishirzi in her office at the Allen Institute for AI in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Editor’s note: This series profiles five of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists,…

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Ask the Advisor: What are my career options at a slow-growing software-as-a-service company?

Hello, GeekWire readers. I’m excited to announce that we’re launching a new business advice column, featuring different advisors from the Pacific Northwest tech community, answering questions about an array of…

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