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Paul Allen

Why Paul Allen might be more involved with the Seahawks than you think

During his time at Microsoft, Paul Allen almost certainly asked program managers and other employees to compile written reports for team meetings and… Read More

This one goes to 12: Check out Paul Allen’s custom-built, Seahawks-themed guitar amp

When you’re Paul Allen and you want a custom-designed, Seahawks-themed guitar amp, well, you go have one made. As spotted… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft exec joins DocuSign as CMO; EMC vet leaps to ExtraHop; and more

—Brad Brooks joined DocuSign as its Chief Marketing Officer, bringing new marketing leadership to a firm that has been expanding its… Read More

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Paul Allen gives $100M to create new Allen Institute for Cell Science

Paul Allen is again dolling out a huge chunk of money to fuel scientific research. The Microsoft co-founder announced today… Read More

GeekWire’s 2014 Newsmakers of the Year: Big wins, surprise deals, and major impact

It has been another big year for technology news in the Seattle region. Major acquisitions, historic transitions, and critical community initiatives have been… Read More

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Paul Allen gives $5.7M to ‘cutting-edge’ artificial intelligence researchers

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation today awarded $5.7 million to seven researchers in the artificial intelligence field as part of… Read More

Paul Allen and Morgan Spurlock make fun educational films about economics for kids

Money has always equalled power, but teaching kids about the importance of how the economy works is something that tends… Read More

World’s greatest movie theater? Paul Allen’s Cinerama gets a massive, high-tech upgrade

Seattle’s Cinerama movie theater, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, will reopen this week after an immense upgrade that includes… Read More

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Paul Allen is sending 8,000 smartphones to West Africa for the Ebola fight

If you’re not busy on Saturday and want to lend a helping hand to the Ebola fight, Paul Allen needs… Read More

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Google donates $10M to fight Ebola, launches public fundraising campaign

Google today announced a $10 million donation to non-profits that are helping fight Ebola, the deadly disease that’s killed nearly… Read More

Paul Allen’s Cinerama gets dramatic new look in advance of reopening

Seattle’s Cinerama, the classic movie theater owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is being super-secretive about what’s in store for movie-goers when it… Read More

Washington gun initiative backed by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer passes

A Washington initiative to increase background checks for gun purchases that was supported by the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s sister Jody Allen is leaving top post at Vulcan

Jody Allen, the sister and long-time confidante of billionaire Paul Allen, is leaving the CEO post at Vulcan, the investment,… Read More

Rediscovering photography, and recapturing a life, in a lost picture of Bill Gates and Paul Allen

How long would you gaze at a photo in 1970 versus today?  Has our attention for a single photo been… Read More

Allen Institute for Brain Science lands $4.75M grant to study brain diseases

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has landed a $4.75 million grant from a federal initiative to help it further… Read More

Paul Allen paid $2.5M for this German tank, says seller refuses to deliver

Paul Allen is finding it very difficult to acquire this tank. The 28-ton Panzerkampfwagen IV, better known as the Panzer… Read More

Court revives Paul Allen’s patent suit against AOL, Google, Apple, Yahoo

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s patent suit against AOL, Google, Yahoo and Apple has been brought back to life by a… Read More

Paul Allen donates $500K to gun law, joining Ballmer, Gates and others

First Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, and Nick Hanauer showed their support for a new law that would require stricter background… Read More

Tech Moves: Paul Allen’s Vulcan names media vet COO; Michael Paulson leaves eBay for Austin; Jeff Dirks lands at Limeade; etc.

—Billionaire Paul Allen has a new confidante in the ranks of his private investment arm Vulcan Inc. Allen has named… Read More

Paul Allen-backed A.R.O. ceasing operations, cutting jobs, but says products will live on

Hours after unveiling its latest app, Seattle startup A.R.O. Inc. announced a “substantial restructuring of its workforce” today — ceasing standalone… Read More

Catching too many rays? This new iPhone app tracks and manages your sun exposure

Summer time is a fraught period for those of us with pale skin. Sunburns are no fun, but they’re all… Read More

Saving sound: Paul Allen-backed startup launches app that constantly records audio

Did your child just say something so cute you wished you had recorded it? Or did your boss just make a… Read More

Seattle startup Porch hires Paul Allen’s former tech advisor

Parag Garg, the former Amazon architect who worked briefly as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s top tech adviser, has landed at Porch, the fast-growing… Read More

56-year-old microchip could fetch up to $2M at auction

Christie’s is going to be auctioning off a piece of tech industry history next month. The venerable auction house announced… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen just sold this abstract Rothko painting for $56.2 million

Is Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen getting tired of his abstract art collection? Bloomberg reports that the tech billionaire just unloaded… Read More

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Paul Allen calls Donald Sterling’s remarks ‘abhorrent and not acceptable’

Microsoft co-founder and Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen issued a statement today regarding Donald Sterling’s alleged racist remarks, calling… Read More

Watch Paul Allen make a Kickstarter pitch for new NBA jerseys in ‘Portlandia’ cameo

Paul Allen’s acting skills — or lack thereof — were on full display in a “Portlandia” episode earlier this month. During this… Read More

Report: Paul Allen’s tech advisor leaves after four months

Parag Garg, who was hired as a technology adviser to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has left the job after just… Read More

Paul Allen hates listening to the ocean, sells $28M Malibu home to CBS president

Some people really love the sound that an ocean makes. Paul Allen is not one of those people. The New York… Read More

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen looks to rock the vote, sinks $40 million in online voting company

Scytl, a Barcelona-based online voting company, announced today that it received a $40 million investment from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital… Read More

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