What makes a tech development a fad or a trend? Sometimes, the answer isn’t clear. Yet trend-or-fad math appears to be a never-ending calculation for Lath Carlson, executive director of… Read More
It came from a garage in North Carolina. “We’d been looking for many years for an IBM 360,” Lath Carlson explained. “A gentleman had passed away and … we bought… Read More
The largest exhibition ever staged at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture will feature hundreds of original artifacts and much more as it lifts the mask on one of the most iconic… Read More
Surrounded by the vintage aircraft they remembered from their days in the U.S. Navy, two aviators who fought alongside each other in World War II reunited after 72 years, thanks… Read More
Researchers from the University of Washington and Columbia University are getting ready for an unprecedented months-long campaign to study Antarctica’s ice shelves from the ocean below, with backing from billionaire… Read More
A camera positioned underwater near the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand, with the goal of capturing footage of sharks and other marine life, reeled in a big one recently… Read More
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) has accepted the first startup as part of its new incubator program. Seattle-based AI2 announced today that Blue Canoe Learning, a Seattle startup building AI… Read More
One needn’t be a card-carrying environmentalist to know that it’s a bad thing for salmon to go belly up before spawning their eggs. But that’s just what’s happening to many… Read More
Before they launched Microsoft and changed the personal computing world forever, Bill Gates and Paul Allen spent their teenage years at the University of Washington, tinkering with the latest technology… Read More
The world’s biggest airplane hit another milestone this week with the completion of the first phase of engine testing at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port, according to Stratolaunch, the… Read More
A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen located the lost wreckage of the World War II Navy cruiser the USS Indianapolis on Aug. 18, and now television… Read More
As we’re breaking records for high temperatures around the globe and watching forest fires blaze across the Northwest, you can thank the planet’s oceans for saving us from even hotter… Read More
With the help of a remotely-operated vehicle and new historical information, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and a team of researchers have discovered a lost U.S. Navy cruiser 5,500 meters below… Read More
Barbara Bennett, president and chief operating officer of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. for close to three years, has left the company. A Vulcan spokesperson confirmed Bennett’s departure, which was first… Read More
For everyone out there who wants something in between Amazon’s restaurant delivery service and its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service, your time has come. As GeekWire reported this week, the… Read More
Stratolaunch, the six-year-old space venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’ll use the world’s biggest airplane to launch small satellites into orbit – but what kind of satellites?… Read More
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to speed the pace of biomedical breakthroughs, is adding two more research centers to its lineup – including… Read More
In 2017, tech businesses and leaders have stepped up as never before to help people who are homeless in the greater Seattle area. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s foundation, Amazon and… Read More
Seattleites impatient to see what the University of Washington’s new $110 million computer science building will look like can get a high-tech preview, thanks to Marc Kinsman of Mortenson Construction.… Read More
Epigenetics, aging and microbial evolution: Those are the latest words in biomedical research for the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, backed up with $7.5 million in awards for five teams… Read More
Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is very skillful, now at more than 12,000 third-party capabilities, but it can sometimes be difficult to wade through them all and discover new skills, and… Read More
Six years after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen started up Stratolaunch Systems, the billionaire’s air-launch venture brought its humongous twin-fuselage airplane out in the open for the first time today. “Stratolaunch… Read More
Take a break from the day’s harsh headlines to revel in the simple joy of a man and his monkey. Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist extraordinaire Paul Allen tweeted a photo of… Read More
This weekend’s Tankfest Northwest serves as the coming-out party for the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, the recently rebranded showcase supported by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Flying Heritage is… Read More
It’s easy to see why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought on Spencer Reeder to run Vulcan’s climate change-focused philanthropic initiatives. Reeder holds two engineering degrees, he’s done geophysical field research in… Read More
Another development from the real estate wing of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. is currently welcoming its new residents, and the property in Seattle’s University District has a distinct connection back… Read More
The inaugural Upstream Music Fest + Summit, the brainchild of billionaire music fan and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, kicked off in Seattle Thursday morning. The focus of the event, running… Read More
“Beast Mode” is showing love to Seattle and Microsoft’s co-founder as he prepares for NFL life in a new city. Marshawn Lynch bought a full-page ad in tomorrow’s Sunday Seattle… Read More
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s foundation announced a $35 million partnership Wednesday aimed at tackling the region’s ongoing homelessness crisis. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation will provide… Read More
Attendees of the upcoming Upstream Music Fest + Summit in Seattle can now prep for the big event with a new app that is packed with features that should aid in… Read More