Evri’s new iPad app looks to reinvent the news experience Applications like Flipboard and Pulse look to transform the way people consume news and information on the iPad. Now, Seattle… Read More
Bill Gates still richest in U.S., but Jeff Bezos is climbing the charts Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held on to his title as richest American with a net worth of $59 billion, marking… Read More
Tech Moves: Klustner joins Powerit; Trulia names a chief economist; DocuSign; etc. Rob Friedman has been named the new director of University of Washington Tacoma’s Institute of Technology. The New Yorker — who arrives at… Read More
‘Um, we went public dude’ … and other quotes of the week The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Just got this email from a VC:… Read More
Conan O’Brien tests the limits of Bill Gates’ charity … and other quotes of the week The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Just tried to donate to the @GatesFoundation.… Read More
Job growth exceeds estimates in Seattle’s booming South Lake Union neighborhood On a recent summer afternoon, Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is buzzing with activity. Amazon. com employees line up at… Read More
Paul Allen’s quest: A 32-bit computer built by Interdata We already know that Paul Allen is a super geek, but how far does his passion for computers really go?… Read More
Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More
Five weird (and wacky) pursuits of rich tech moguls “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” That line from F. Scott… Read More
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital backs small business lender, but don’t call it a bank Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is tossing his financial support behind a new Texas-based lending institution called Ascentium Capital. The idea… Read More
Search for ET continues as Paul Allen-backed telescope hits short-term funding goal The search for alien life may be back on — at least in the short-term. A group established to raise… Read More
Morning Radar: Pirq launches a Groupon rival; Insitu’s new aircraft Pirq, the mobile daily deal startup led by James Sun, the former star on “The Apprentice,” has officially launched its… Read More
Branson, Allen, Bezos gear up for the private space race At the very end of his recent autobiography, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen briefly teases ahead to a future project —… Read More
NASA vet and X Prize creator at the helm of secretive space robot startup Arkyd With the Space Shuttle Atlantis departing this morning for its final flight, some have lamented the end of an era for… Read More
EMP Museum? Music and sci-fi mecca reinvents itself, again More than a decade after the splashy Experience Music Project opened in the shadow of the Space Needle, the Seattle… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on KING-5 ‘Up Front’ KING-5’s weekend public affairs program “Up Front,” hosted by Robert Mak, yesterday featured an extended look at Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More
South Lake Union goes ‘green,’ gets 24 EV charging stations Driving through Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood yesterday, I passed by the Propel biodiesel fueling station. I was struck by… Read More
Rain-soaked Seattle sports stadium gets solar panels The way the rains have been hammering Seattle over the past few months, I am not sure if this technology… Read More
The Woz to Paul Allen: Stop patent trolling, start innovating In the annals of tech history, Paul Allen and Steve Wozniak will likely be remembered as the forgotten co-founders. Each… Read More
Idea Man? Ex-Microsoft geek reviews Paul Allen’s memoir Guest Commentary: I want to thank Paul Allen for writing his memoirs. It’s great to hear the story of the… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Paul Allen on technology, his life, Bill Gates and everything else We’re pleased to present this special mid-week edition of the GeekWire Podcast, featuring audio highlights from my interview Friday evening… Read More
Court grapples with ‘cast of thousands’ in Paul Allen suit vs. Google, Apple and others With more than a dozen lawyers looking on — representing Google, Apple, eBay, Yahoo, Facebook and other Internet titans —… Read More
SETI off the hook: What if we miss the call from the aliens? The Paul Allen-backed effort to communicate with alien life has hit a serious financial snag. The SETI Institute, which operates… Read More
‘Amazon should be the one apologizing,’ and other comments of the week BigDoor founder Keith Smith touched a nerve after writing a guest post for GeekWire this past week explaining his frustrations… Read More
Paul Allen, like you’ve never heard him before It was a privilege, and a ton of fun, to get to interview Paul Allen on stage about his new… Read More
Review: Paul Allen’s new book isn’t mean, it’s just honest I’ve just finished reading an advance copy of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s memoir, “Idea Man,” due out Tuesday. You know,… Read More
Videos: Lesley Stahl grills Paul Allen about Bill Gates, and GeekWire about Allen Screaming matches. Dumpster diving. And a deep bond between two super geeks from Seattle. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen provided a… Read More
Paul Allen on 60 Minutes: Book about history, not revenge against Bill Gates OK, we can finally let you in on a secret we’ve been keeping here at GeekWire: A “60 Minutes” crew… Read More
Priceline founder Jay Walker pulls a Paul Allen, sues nearly every big name in tech Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen surprised many in the tech industry last summer when he sued some of the biggest names… Read More
Allen Institute: Human brains are more than 90% alike The Allen Institute for Brain Science this morning revealed a first-of-its-kind map that charts the complex inner workings of the… Read More
