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Second Japanese aircraft carrier lost at Battle of Midway located by Paul Allen’s research vessel

by Kurt Schlosser on October 18, 2019October 21, 2019 at 9:03 am 3 Comments

The Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel, owned and operated by the late Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc., continues to locate historic shipwrecks on the ocean floor, this time discovering for the first… Read More

Stratolaunch air-launch venture says it’s been transferred to new owners by Paul Allen’s Vulcan

by Alan Boyle on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 at 10:59 am1 Comment

Stratolaunch, the company that was founded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen in 2011 to build a flying launch pad for rockets, says it’s under new ownership. The transition… Read More

A year after Paul Allen’s death, sources say Vulcan holding company is cutting jobs

by Alan Boyle on October 9, 2019October 10, 2019 at 7:31 pmComment

Vulcan Inc., the holding company created by the late Seattle billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is in the midst of a round of job reductions, sources have told… Read More

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EarthRanger program widens focus from elephant killers to cross-species diplomacy

by Alan Boyle on October 2, 2019October 3, 2019 at 8:24 am1 Comment

Years ago, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen backed a project called the Great Elephant Census that highlighted a crisis for Africa’s elephant population, brought about primarily by illegal poaching. Allen passed… Read More

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Stratolaunch rebuilds team for the world’s biggest plane after Paul Allen’s death

by Alan Boyle on September 26, 2019September 27, 2019 at 10:17 am1 Comment

Stratolaunch is hiring — nearly a year after the death of its billionaire backer, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and five months after the company’s monster plane took its first and… Read More

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Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel finds the USS Hornet, 77 years after sinking

by Alan Boyle on February 12, 2019February 24, 2019 at 10:34 pmComment

Chalk up another historic shipwreck discovery for the Petrel, the research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen: This time it’s the USS Hornet, the World War II… Read More

Vulcan gets into the drone-building business to fight wildlife poachers in Africa

by Alan Boyle on January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 at 8:21 pmComment

One of the legacies left behind by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who passed away last October, is a drone development program aimed at providing aerial intelligence for… Read More

In tribute to Paul Allen, buildings in Seattle and elsewhere will be bathed in blue light this weekend

by Kurt Schlosser on November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 at 4:48 pm1 Comment

His guitar hero Jimi Hendrix sang of “Purple Haze,” but Seahawks blue was also one of Paul Allen’s favorite colors. So in tribute to the late Microsoft co-founder, buildings in… Read More

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From Cinerama and MoPOP to KEXP and Upstream, Paul Allen’s cultural legacy permeates Seattle

by Frank Catalano on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 at 3:24 pmComment

Many will remember him as the co-founder of Microsoft, or the owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers. But Paul G. Allen had a deep and broad impact… Read More

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‘His legacy will live on forever’: Death of Paul Allen brings reaction from the many worlds he touched

by Kurt Schlosser on October 15, 2018October 16, 2018 at 3:42 pmComment

The death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought with it an outpouring of reaction across social media on Monday, from the companies and institutions he created and owned to the… Read More

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Paul Allen enlists machine-learning tools for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems

by Alan Boyle on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 at 11:48 amComment

Paul Allen has made a name for himself as a co-founder of Microsoft, a supporter of artificial intelligence research and a contributor to causes such as wildlife conservation — so it… Read More

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

by Kurt Schlosser on September 9, 2017September 12, 2017 at 12:17 pmComment

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

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

by Kurt Schlosser on May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 at 12:37 pm1 Comment

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

GeekWork Picks: Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. seeks engineer to lead executive IT support

by Clare McGrane on March 21, 2017March 20, 2017 at 11:40 amComment

Vulcan Inc. has the pretty exciting job of managing the investments, philanthropic projects and other business activities of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The company is looking for an Executive Desktop Support… Read More

Settlement reached months after Paul Allen mega-yacht blamed for damage to Cayman Islands reef

by Kurt Schlosser on November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 at 3:55 pm1 Comment

An agreement has been reached between a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and the Cayman Islands government months after the TDE Maritime superyacht M/Y Tatoosh was blamed for damage… Read More

Vulcan’s billionaire founder, Paul Allen, hands CEO role to tech veteran Bill Hilf

by Alan Boyle on October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 at 9:45 am 2 Comments

Thirty years after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen established Vulcan Inc. to build on his vision of a wired world, he’s giving the job of chief executive officer to an outsider: Bill… Read More

Zoohackathon at Seattle zoo enlists technology in fight against global wildlife trafficking

by Kurt Schlosser on October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 at 4:08 pm1 Comment

Coders, designers, conservation experts and other technologists took part in an event at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo over the weekend aimed at seeking solutions to the crisis of global wildlife trafficking.… Read More

Paul Allen creating Seattle music festival to celebrate ‘sound and culture’ of the Pacific Northwest

by Kurt Schlosser on August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 at 9:59 am1 Comment

Music fans who travel away from Seattle to experience the energy of a multi-day music festival elsewhere will finally have a reason to stay in the city next spring, as… Read More

Paul Allen bankrolls 611 teacher projects in Washington state in celebrity ‘flash funding’ initiative

by Madeline Vuong on March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 at 9:54 amComment

Hundreds of schools in Washington state — 329 of them, to be exact — are in for a surprise. Microsoft co-founder and Vulcan Inc. CEO Paul Allen is funding 611 classroom… Read More

Second Japanese aircraft carrier lost at Battle of Midway located by Paul Allen’s research vessel

Stratolaunch air-launch venture says it’s been transferred to new owners by Paul Allen’s Vulcan

A year after Paul Allen’s death, sources say Vulcan holding company is cutting jobs

EarthRanger program widens focus from elephant killers to cross-species diplomacy

Stratolaunch rebuilds team for the world’s biggest plane after Paul Allen’s death

Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel finds the USS Hornet, 77 years after sinking

Vulcan gets into the drone-building business to fight wildlife poachers in Africa

In tribute to Paul Allen, buildings in Seattle and elsewhere will be bathed in blue light this weekend

From Cinerama and MoPOP to KEXP and Upstream, Paul Allen’s cultural legacy permeates Seattle

‘His legacy will live on forever’: Death of Paul Allen brings reaction from the many worlds he touched

Paul Allen enlists machine-learning tools for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems

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

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

GeekWork Picks: Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. seeks engineer to lead executive IT support

Settlement reached months after Paul Allen mega-yacht blamed for damage to Cayman Islands reef

Vulcan’s billionaire founder, Paul Allen, hands CEO role to tech veteran Bill Hilf

Zoohackathon at Seattle zoo enlists technology in fight against global wildlife trafficking

Paul Allen creating Seattle music festival to celebrate ‘sound and culture’ of the Pacific Northwest

Paul Allen bankrolls 611 teacher projects in Washington state in celebrity ‘flash funding’ initiative

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