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Youth movement: Paul Allen donates $7.5 million to five up-and-coming scientists

Paul Allen is giving his money to five young scientists he thinks need a little cash to answer fundamental questions… Read More

Report: NBA returning to Seattle with help from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

Watch the video above. This is what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer — and frankly, the rest of the Seattle sports… Read More

SpaceX and Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch part ways over rocket design changes

Stratolaunch Systems, the commercial space venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has cut ties with one of its high-profile… Read More

Paul Allen’s personal media browsing tool is now an iPad app for the rest of us

A new iPad app called Fayve, making its debut on Thursday, will join a crowded field of digital tools that… Read More

Paul Allen’s Institute for Brain Science to move to Seattle’s South Lake Union area

Seattle’s fast-growing South Lake Union neighborhood is getting another boost — this time from the guy who is largely responsible… Read More

Microsoft founders Allen, Gates reconnect after year-long rift

Paul Allen’s memoir, Idea Man, is out in paperback this week, and the Microsoft co-founder has penned an epilogue updating… Read More

Paul Allen discusses the Stratolaunch and sports at U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Dressed in a black tuxedo, Paul Allen sat on stage in front of 800 people Wednesday night in Huntsville, Alabama… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: Windows 8 is bold, innovative, sometimes puzzling

Lots of writers have been weighing in on Microsoft’s Windows 8, but it’s safe to say that none of them… Read More

Paul Allen is now the richest American in sports

Paul Allen has lots of money. You already knew that about the co-founder of Microsoft, of course. But the Forbes 400… Read More

Zuckerberg’s net worth sinks; Gates remains richest American

Oftentimes the leader of a newly public company experiences a substantial increase in net worth, but Facebook’s shrinking share price… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch aircraft passes initial review

Paul Allen is one step closer to his childhood dreams of space. The FlightGlobal blog reports that Stratolaunch Systems has… Read More

Seahawks embrace tablet-based playbooks (Are those iPads in the lockers?)

For years, professional football players have been forced to lug around hefty playbooks. But the three-ring binders — stuffed with dozens… Read More

Amazon HQ getting even bigger with 2 new buildings

Amazon.com is expanding its footprint again in Seattle with an agreement to occupy a new 380,000-square-foot project on the edge… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan looks to sell Amazon.com campus

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has spent years revamping Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, first with the failed Commons project in… Read More

Live on Twitter, Paul Allen covers battleship salvage

When he’s not partying with has-been celebs, Paul Allen is hosting a salvage crew aboard his Octopus yacht — and… Read More

Paul Allen megayacht to aid recovery of British warship’s lost bell from 1941 sinking

Who said billionaire Paul Allen’s megayacht, The Octopus, was just for all night ragers and Antonio Banderas dance offs? Following… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen bankrolls Siluria in ambitious attempt to find an oil alternative

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital is co-leading a $30 million investment in Siluria Technologies, a San Francisco company that’s developing… Read More

Bill Gates and Paul Allen: Friendship on the mend?

The publication of Paul Allen’s book last year reportedly caused a “rift” with his Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, over Allen’s… Read More

Video: Antonio Banderas gets jiggy with Bollywood actress on Paul Allen’s yacht

Oh, celebs. They should know by now that what happens on Paul Allen’s yacht, doesn’t stay on Paul Allen’s yacht.… Read More

No joke: Justin Bieber, Paul Allen’s Vulcan sued over loudness at Portland concert

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been tied up in all sorts of lawsuits during his technology career. That just goes with… Read More

Forget MIT and Stanford: UW computer science department wins high praise in NYT piece

A few weeks ago, I interviewed Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain and asked him pointedly to name one missing ingredient… Read More

Microsoft co-founder lands role in male stripper movie ‘Magic Mike’ … in the soundtrack

Paul Allen’s magical life continues. The Microsoft co-founder and guitarist has a new band, Paul Allen and the Natural Born… Read More

Paul Allen and Intel Capital bankroll Sand 9 to reduce dropped calls on cell phones

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital has joined with Intel Capital and other investors to bankroll Sand 9, a Cambridge,… Read More

Evri spins out SportStream with $3.5M from Paul Allen

Seattle startup Evri was founded in 2007, designed to help people make better sense of news and information. A lot… Read More

Faye G. Allen, mother of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, dies at 90

Faye G. Allen, the schoolteacher mother of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has died at the age of 90 due to… Read More

Ready, Indian food fans? A Vij’s offshoot to open in ‘Amazonland’ with help from Paul Allen

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has added a lot to the Seattle landscape over the years, from the Seattle Seahawks to… Read More

Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ just sold for $119 million, and Paul Allen isn’t the buyer

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns sports teams, massive yachts and even his own island, though that San Juan island property… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan cuts 20 jobs

Vulcan, the Seattle-based investment arm of billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, today laid off 20 staffers, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Paul Allen’s sub, Ray Ozzie’s legacy, and more from our live events

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Seattle rock legend Dave Dederer shares the inside secrets of digital… Read More

Paul Allen gets into Twitter spat with sports columnist

Twitter is such an equalizing force. How else can the billionaire owner of a struggling NBA franchise make his feelings… Read More