Bill Gates and Paul Allen reprise classic Microsoft photo, three decades later The photo above is a Microsoft classic, showing the company’s founders, Paul Allen and Bill Gates, surrounded by personal computers… Read More
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital expanding to Silicon Valley Updated with details of the new office’s leader. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s investment arm, Vulcan Capital, plans to open a… Read More
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch opens giant hangar for world’s largest aircraft The world’s largest aircraft needs a ginormous place to live, and that’s exactly what Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch has built. Stratolaunch… Read More
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