Articles about Paul Allen – Page 8 of 17

Univ. of Washington names new computer science building after Bill & Melinda Gates

Before they launched Microsoft and changed the personal computing world forever, Bill Gates and Paul Allen spent their teenage years… Read More

Billionaire Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture fires up its engines – all six of ’em

The world’s biggest airplane hit another milestone this week with the completion of the first phase of engine testing at… Read More

Live TV special will take viewers 3 miles down to see wreckage of warship located by Paul Allen crew

A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen located the lost wreckage of the World War II Navy… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen partners with NOAA to explore climate changes in deep ocean water

As we’re breaking records for high temperatures around the globe and watching forest fires blaze across the Northwest, you can… Read More

Paul Allen helps find lost wreckage of USS Indianapolis in Philippine Sea with latest sonar technology

With the help of a remotely-operated vehicle and new historical information, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and a team of researchers… Read More

Vulcan COO Barbara Bennett leaves Paul Allen company after 3 years

Barbara Bennett, president and chief operating officer of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. for close to three years, has left the… Read More

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Week In Geek: Cooking dinner with Amazon and taking Seattle’s new bike share for a Spin

For everyone out there who wants something in between Amazon’s restaurant delivery service and its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service,… Read More

Air Force secretary hints at military space applications for Stratolaunch super-plane

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… Read More

Biomedical labs at UW and in Boston win $10M grants from Allen Frontiers Group

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to speed the pace of biomedical breakthroughs, is… Read More

#SeaHomeless: As housing prices soar, tech sector steps up efforts to ease homeless crisis

In 2017, tech businesses and leaders have stepped up as never before to help people who are homeless in the… Read More

Take a Pokémon Go-style tour of the University of Washington’s future computer science building

Seattleites impatient to see what the University of Washington’s new $110 million computer science building will look like can get… Read More

Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group gives $7.5M to studies on epigenetics, aging, evolution

Epigenetics, aging and microbial evolution: Those are the latest words in biomedical research for the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group,… Read More

Paul Allen’s AI group built a voice search for Alexa skills, but Amazon rejected it

Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is very skillful, now at more than 12,000 third-party capabilities, but it can sometimes be difficult… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems brings monster plane out of hangar for first time

Six years after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen started up Stratolaunch Systems, the billionaire’s air-launch venture brought its humongous twin-fuselage airplane… Read More

Let Paul Allen and his new lemur friend lift your spirits today

Take a break from the day’s harsh headlines to revel in the simple joy of a man and his monkey.… Read More

Tankfest NW puts military lore on the front lines at Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Museum

This weekend’s Tankfest Northwest serves as the coming-out party for the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, the recently rebranded… Read More

Working Geek: Paul Allen’s climate change guru Spencer Reeder moonlights as a musician

It’s easy to see why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought on Spencer Reeder to run Vulcan’s climate change-focused philanthropic initiatives.… Read More

New Seattle apartment building has ties back to Paul Allen, Bill Gates and computer programming

Another development from the real estate wing of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. is currently welcoming its new residents, and the… Read More

Paul Allen’s Upstream Music Fest + Summit kicks off with ‘coolest Seattleite ever,’ Quincy Jones

The inaugural Upstream Music Fest + Summit, the brainchild of billionaire music fan and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, kicked off… Read More

Marshawn Lynch buys full-page newspaper ad thanking Seahawks owner Paul Allen and fans

“Beast Mode” is showing love to Seattle and Microsoft’s co-founder as he prepares for NFL life in a new city.… Read More

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Paul Allen Foundation announce $35M plan to support homeless families

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s foundation announced a $35 million partnership Wednesday aimed at tackling the… Read More

Upstream Music Fest + Summit releases app with key features for diving into inaugural Seattle event

Attendees of the upcoming Upstream Music Fest + Summit in Seattle can now prep for the big event with a… Read More

University of Washington among top schools at turning ideas into patents and startups, study says

Coming up with a great idea for a new technology or startup is one thing. But turning that idea into… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen meets Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak for the first time

It’s hard to believe, but Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had not met each other in… Read More

‘Most important computer in history’: Steve Jobs machine part of Apple exhibit at Paul Allen museum

The Living Computers: Museum + Labs in Seattle is home to some of the most noteworthy machines ever created. But… Read More

Paul Allen’s Upstream Music Fest announces 300 musical acts in final lineup for upcoming event

The full lineup for Paul Allen’s inaugural Upstream Music Fest + Summit has been finalized, and more than 300 emerging… Read More

Image: Stratolaunch with Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rockets

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Aerospace is now Stratolaunch, with a redesigned website

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s space venture is rebranding itself and updating its website as it prepares to begin flight tests… Read More

Take an online trip with a real-live salmon navigating the perils of Puget Sound, and pick which one will make it out to sea first

Salmon — whether being tossed between Pike Place Market fish mongers or wending their way through the locks in Seattle’s… Read More

Paul Allen’s airplane showcase expands, rebrands as Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

Cross Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection off your list of local attractions, and put a new name in its… Read More

$50 million gift should boost UW’s standing in competitive computer science circles

There’s no question that an extra $50 million will raise the University of Washington’s profile in computer science and engineering –… Read More