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Bell from British battleship, retrieved by Paul Allen team, unveiled 75 years after sinking during WWII

The bell from a sunken British WWII battlecruiser, retrieved from the depths of the Denmark Strait by a team led… Read More

EV charging station in Portland

Electric transportation generates the biggest buzz in $50M Smart City Challenge

The winner of the $50 million Smart City Challenge won’t be announced until next month, but the organizers have already… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Paul Allen’s Vulcan hiring Executive Desktop Support Engineer for internal technical support

From supporting a Smart City transportation competition to developing Google’s future Seattle home, Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. stays busy with a… Read More

Google to move to new 4-building complex in Amazon’s backyard in Seattle, developed by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. investment company will develop four six-story office buildings for Google in Seattle’s South Lake Union… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Head back to campus as Seattle Central College’s Web Manager

Seattle Central College, one of the Seattle Colleges, is currently seeking a full-time Web Manager. This position will be responsible… Read More

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

Hundreds of schools in Washington state — 329 of them, to be exact — are in for a surprise. Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Paul Allen aims to inspire a new wave of space dreamers with out-of-this-world art collection

More than 50 years ago, an event in Seattle changed the world forever. The 1962 World’s Fair got 10 million visitors… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Accolade hiring Mobile Developer at new Seattle headquarters

Accolade, the Philadelphia-based healthcare company, is seeking new talent as it expands into Seattle. Spurred by the arrival of new… Read More

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Paul Allen giving $2 million in effort to help fight Zika virus outbreak

Paul Allen announced $2 million in grants on Friday aimed at combating the spread of the Zika virus, which the World… Read More

Vulcan and USDOT unveil $50 million Smart City transportation contest

  The U.S. Department of Transportation and billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. are offering $50 million to midsize cities,… Read More

Paul Allen accepts Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy, says he’s taking an optimistic approach to solving global problems

In August, the recipients of this year’s Carnegie Medals were announced, and yesterday, Paul Allen accepted his Carnegie Medal for… Read More

This book wants to teach your kids to poop like a Vulcan

The latest weird trick in parenting might be using Star Trek to potty-train your kids. That’s the idea behind this… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. names former Google exec as new technology chief

Vulcan Inc. has named a former Google executive, Ravi Jain, as its new chief technology officer, responsible for leading technology… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan announces dedicated art space at Allen Institute in South Lake Union

He’s known for supporting tech, music and ocean conservation, and now Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is adding one more thing to… Read More

Geek of the Week: Vulcan Productions GM Carole Tomko drives social change through storytelling

Most movie and television executives are hunting for the next blockbuster. Carole Tomko is aiming for something bigger. As general manager and creative director… Read More

Every week is shark week for Paul Allen: Microsoft co-founder to support global shark data survey

He travels around the world via the Octopus, partying and recovering wrecked warships, but Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will support a new… Read More

Old meets new: Allen Institute reconstructs historic facade on new Seattle building

How’s this for a trick? Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Real Estate today unveiled the new facade for the new Allen… Read More

How technology turned these humanitarian workers into cutting-edge filmmakers

Veteran aid worker and filmmaker David Darg was at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last month when he saw… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How a new startup movement is energizing Seattle’s Central District

Students in Seattle’s Central District are adept users of technology, like teenagers everywhere. But now they’re becoming makers of technology, as well. That’s… Read More

Poachable closes $1.8M seed round for ‘Tinder-meets-LinkedIn’ anonymous career matchmaker

Poachable, the Seattle-based startup that helps passive job candidates find new jobs both privately and anonymously, has raised another $750,000.… Read More

Paul Allen asserts rights to ‘Vulcan’ trademark, challenging name of new rocket

It’s Vulcan vs. Vulcan. United Launch Alliance (ULA) today named its new rocket “Vulcan,” and Vulcan Inc. — the investment… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Vulcan looks for Information Security Manager to protect sensitive data

The recent string of cyber security breaches, including the hack of sites across the U.S. and Europe over the weekend, highlight the vulnerability… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Real Estate planning apartments on Seattle site where he learned to program

Talk about life coming full circle. The site of the University of Washington’s old computer lab, where Microsoft co-founders Paul… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft exec joins DocuSign as CMO; EMC vet leaps to ExtraHop; and more

—Brad Brooks joined DocuSign as its Chief Marketing Officer, bringing new marketing leadership to a firm that has been expanding its… Read More

Anonymous, passive career matchmaker Poachable raises $500K from Vulcan

Perhaps the third time’s a charm for Tom Leung and Ian Shafer. The co-founders of Poachable have raised another $500,000 for their service… Read More

Seattle startup Rival IQ reels in $1 million to help track competitors on social media

Rival IQ wants to help organizations make better sense of information, while also keeping close tabs on the competition. And… Read More

Shippable raises $8 million to help companies accelerate software development

Shippable founder Avi Cavale wasn’t looking for cash. But investors just kept calling, especially after they learned how quickly the company’s… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s sister Jody Allen is leaving top post at Vulcan

Jody Allen, the sister and long-time confidante of billionaire Paul Allen, is leaving the CEO post at Vulcan, the investment,… Read More

Tech Moves: Paul Allen’s Vulcan names media vet COO; Michael Paulson leaves eBay for Austin; Jeff Dirks lands at Limeade; etc.

—Billionaire Paul Allen has a new confidante in the ranks of his private investment arm Vulcan Inc. Allen has named… Read More

Paul Allen-backed A.R.O. ceasing operations, cutting jobs, but says products will live on

Hours after unveiling its latest app, Seattle startup A.R.O. Inc. announced a “substantial restructuring of its workforce” today — ceasing standalone… Read More

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