Articles about Paul Allen – Page 4 of 16

FAA certificate offers new details on Stratolaunch’s plans for test flights of world’s largest aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the world’s largest airplane for takeoff — but it’s not yet clear exactly when… Read More

Paul Allen’s deepest legacy: Expedition surveys wreck of Japanese battleship Hiei

A wide-ranging shipwreck survey funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is continuing after his death, and the latest discovery focuses… Read More

After 2 years, Paul Allen-founded Upstream Music Fest and Summit ‘taking a break in 2019’

The Upstream Music Fest and Summit, created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a way to showcase diverse… Read More

Washington State Legislature pays tribute to Paul Allen on what would have been his 66th birthday

Just a few days after Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proclaimed Friday, Jan. 18, “Paul G. Allen Day,” the Washington State… Read More

Stratolaunch space venture sharply scales back its operations, months after Paul Allen’s death

Stratolaunch, the Seattle-based space venture created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen seven years ago, says it’s discontinuing its programs to… Read More

It’s ‘Paul G. Allen Day’ today as Seattle mayor issues proclamation in honor of late Microsoft co-founder

The love for Paul Allen continues in his hometown as Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proclaimed Friday, Jan. 18, to be… Read More

Stratolaunch gets world’s biggest airplane ready for takeoff with 136 mph taxi test

Stratolaunch, the aerospace venture created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says its twin-fuselage, six-engine aircraft raced as fast as 136… Read More

The $100 billion question: What will happen to Bezos and Allen fortunes as they change hands?

Although the passing of a loved one and the dissolution of a marriage are deeply personal experiences, they inevitably raise… Read More

Billionaires leave space legacies: Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen join ‘Legends of Aviation’

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has racked up another round of recognition for his role on the space frontier: Next week… Read More

Year in pictures: Amazon’s amazing growth, SpaceX blasts off, the passing of Paul Allen and more

2018 was a year of acronyms. We witnessed an overhyped search for HQ2, a flurry of IPOs and the passing… Read More

Vulcan plans to test AI security system on Seattle plaza, capable of scanning passersby for threats

A technology company working with Vulcan Inc. is seeking to install and test an AI-powered scanning system outside the company’s… Read More

Allen Institute launches new immunology division with $125M from its late founder

Billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen died two months ago, but before he passed away, he passed along a $125 million commitment… Read More

New tool to curb illegal trade of shark fins built with $322K in support from Paul Allen Philanthropies

Customs agents have been relying on their ability to visually match disembodied and sometimes dried and bleached shark fins with… Read More

If Paul Allen’s Seattle Seahawks are sold, who could step in? Bill Gates? Jeff Bezos? Howard Schultz?!

Paul Allen saved the Seattle Seahawks when he acquired the team in 1996 and kept the NFL franchise from relocating… Read More

Read Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s last will and testament

The last will and testament of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is now public after being filed in King… Read More

How the Air and Space Museum signed up for a SpaceShipOne tribute to Paul Allen

It wasn’t just Seattle’s skyline that turned blue on Saturday night: Back east in the nation’s capital, the Smithsonian Institution’s… Read More

Seahawks honor Paul Allen with 12th Man flag raising at first home game since owner passed

In the first Seahawks home game since Paul Allen passed away, the NFL franchise honored its late owner with a… Read More

Seattle skyline turns blue in coordinated tribute to late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen

Buildings and landmarks across the Seattle region are lit up in blue this weekend in honor of Paul Allen, the… Read More

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

His guitar hero Jimi Hendrix sang of “Purple Haze,” but Seahawks blue was also one of Paul Allen’s favorite colors.… Read More

Allen Frontiers Group awards $13.5M for research on cancer, cells, aging and brains

It’s notable that the newest class of Allen Distinguished Investigators, announced today by the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, includes… Read More

Allen Coral Atlas tracks changes in the world’s reefs from space via satellite

Even after death, the philanthropic initiatives from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen just keep on coming. Today the Paul G. Allen… Read More

Paul Allen’s sister named executor of estate, says she’ll work to maintain his legacy ‘for generations’

Paul Allen’s sister, Jody, has been named the executor of the Microsoft co-founder’s vast estate, the family said Wednesday. PREVIOUSLY: What… Read More

Paul Allen and the Underthinkers rock the Microsoft earnings call as this quarter’s hold music

And the band played on. Just over a week after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died at the age of 65, the… Read More

Dallas Cowboys owner would carry Jeff Bezos ‘piggyback’ to get him to buy Seattle Seahawks

In the wake of Paul Allen’s death last week, it’s too early to know much about the fate of the… Read More

Paul Allen’s seat sits empty as Portland Trail Blazers honor longtime owner at first home game

Paul Allen had many passions, ranging from technology to philanthropy to rock ‘n’ roll. But basketball and his beloved Trail… Read More

TLDR: LA Clippers & Steve Ballmer unveil augmented reality NBA experience

Thanks to ReachNow, this show was shot on location at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer… Read More

What happens to Paul Allen’s holdings? Sports teams, real estate, museums and more face uncertain future in billionaire’s enormous estate

Paul Allen is not the first billionaire to leave behind a meaningful legacy of philanthropy and business endeavors. But it… Read More

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