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Paul Allen

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Allen Institute hits 20 years on the frontier of bioscience, and Seattle will be all aglow

by Alan Boyle on September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 at 4:44 pm

Twenty years after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen created the bioscience research center that bears his name, Seattle’s Allen Institute is still pushing out into new frontiers. But this weekend, the… Read More

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Seattle and King County councilmembers want to help reopen Cinerama theater with $2M in grants

by Kurt Schlosser on July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 at 9:42 am

Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott are proposing legislation to provide a financial boost to SIFF, the new owners of the Cinerama movie theater, to… Read More

Paul Allen estate donates thousands of rare music, film and sci-fi artifacts to Seattle’s MoPOP

by Kurt Schlosser on July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 at 7:54 am

Thousands of one-of-a-kind artifacts from Paul Allen’s collection, spanning decades of cultural relevance, are headed to Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, the institution he helped found 23 years ago. The… Read More

Cinerama is saved! Seattle film nonprofit SIFF acquires historic theater from Paul Allen estate

by Kurt Schlosser on May 11, 2023May 12, 2023 at 10:07 am

Seattle film lovers got their Hollywood ending. The nonprofit film and education organization SIFF acquired the Cinerama from the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, ending more than three years… Read More

Flying Heritage museum, sold last year by Paul Allen’s estate, sets reopening date

by Kurt Schlosser on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 at 1:56 pm

The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum — started by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2004, closed during the pandemic in 2020 and sold last summer — is reopening on May 27. The… Read More

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GeekWire’s 2022 News Quiz: Challenge yourself with our annual test of tech news knowledge

by Todd Bishop on December 29, 2022January 3, 2023 at 11:08 am

How closely were you reading GeekWire this year? Here’s your chance to put that accumulated knowledge to the test. It’s our 2022 News Quiz — this year featuring multiple planes,… Read More

Paul Allen’s private art collection fetches more than $1.5B in record-setting auction

by Kurt Schlosser on November 9, 2022November 10, 2022 at 1:41 pm

The sale of the private art collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen shattered auction records on Wednesday night, as Christie’s New York reeled in more than $1.5 billion… Read More

Tatoosh, a superyacht owned by Paul Allen, is sold after being listed for $90M

by Kurt Schlosser on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 at 10:23 am

Another of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s personal properties has been sold off. M/Y Tatoosh, a luxury superyacht that was on the market for almost two years and listed… Read More

Paul Allen’s $1B private art collection to be auctioned by Christie’s in ‘unprecedented’ sale

by Kurt Schlosser on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 at 11:58 am

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s extensive private collection of art, valued at more than $1 billion, will be sold by Christie’s in what the auction house is calling the “largest and… Read More

Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage museum sold to Walton family aviation enthusiast and will reopen

by Kurt Schlosser on August 4, 2022April 17, 2023 at 1:50 pm

The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, an extensive collection of aviation and military artifacts started by Paul Allen in 2004, has been sold by the late Microsoft co-founder’s estate.… Read More

Jody Allen says Seahawks and Trail Blazers not for sale yet, but that time will come

by Kurt Schlosser on July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 at 8:27 am

The Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers are not for sale and no discussions are currently happening to sell either professional sports franchise. That’s the word from Jody Allen, chair… Read More

Report: Nike founder, Dodgers co-owner make bid to buy Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen Trust

by Kurt Schlosser on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 at 4:38 pm

A signature piece in late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s vast collection of interests and properties could be headed for sale as a new report names potential buyers and a price… Read More

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Stratolaunch celebrates Star Wars Day with fifth flight of its giant airplane, featuring a new pylon

by Alan Boyle on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 at 5:11 pm

Stratolaunch took the “fifth” on May the 4th, otherwise known as Star Wars Day. Today brought the fifth flight test for Stratolaunch’s 385-foot-wide carrier aircraft, known as Roc (in a… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Netflix ads, Amazon’s shipping business, and Paul Allen’s real legacy

by Todd Bishop on April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 at 7:42 am

Does it seem like activity is picking up out there in the tech world? Big fundings may be happening less frequently (with notable exceptions such as Convoy) but the return… Read More

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Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection reportedly sold to aviation enthusiast in the Walton family

by Alan Boyle on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 at 6:04 pm

Three and a half years after his death, another one of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s passion projects — the extensive collection of aviation and military artifacts that was housed at… Read More

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Jeff Bezos, future Seahawks owner? Why the Russell Wilson trade increases the odds

by Todd Bishop on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 at 10:38 am

This week’s blockbuster trade of Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson could be the first in a series of moves that leads to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owning the team. That… Read More

Late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan spins off VC group with new name, broader investor base

by Todd Bishop on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 at 11:25 am

Vulcan Capital, the venture capital group founded in 2003 as an internal division of Paul Allen’s Seattle-based Vulcan Inc. holding company, has been spun off into a standalone firm as… Read More

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Paul Allen’s L.A. site sells for $65M, part of effort to scale back late Microsoft co-founder’s projects

by Todd Bishop on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 at 4:35 pm

A 120-acre site purchased by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $20 million in 1997 in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles has sold for $65 million, the… Read More

Petition aims to save Seattle’s beloved Cinerama as movie theater approaches two years since closure

by Kurt Schlosser on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 at 12:44 pm

It’s like the worst and longest cliffhanger in Seattle movie history: Will the beloved Cinerama theater ever reopen? When? … Stay tuned. And stay frustrated. As film lovers emerge from… Read More

Paul Allen-backed effort completes groundbreaking atlas of Earth’s coral reefs to aid conservation

by Lisa Stiffler on September 8, 2021May 16, 2022 at 8:46 pm

After four years of collaboration, an international team of researchers and institutions has produced the Allen Coral Atlas, the first global map of shallow coral reefs. The reefs are home… Read More

Amazon opening new Fresh grocery store in Seattle as part of property developed by Paul Allen’s Vulcan

by Kurt Schlosser on August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 at 8:58 am

Amazon will open its second Amazon Fresh grocery store in the Seattle area next week with a location in the city’s Central District. The store is at the base of… Read More

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Paul Allen superyacht Octopus finally sells after being listed for nearly $300M

by Kurt Schlosser on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 at 3:35 pm

Seattle may have landed the Kraken, but someone else is taking over the Octopus. The 414-foot superyacht that once belonged to Paul Allen, the late Microsoft co-founder and billionaire, has… Read More

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Real estate riches: Paul Allen’s Hawaii estate sells for $43M; Oprah home gets $14M on Orcas Island

by Kurt Schlosser on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 at 2:27 pm

High-priced real estate with Northwest connections has changed hands for top dollar according to reports out of Hawaii and Orcas Island, Wash. Properties belonging to the late billionaire Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Reconstruction of brain cells
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Scientists share a wiring diagram tracing connections for 200,000 mouse brain cells

by Alan Boyle on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 at 8:41 am

Neuroscientists from Seattle’s Allen Institute and other research institutions have wrapped up a five-year, multimillion-dollar project with the release of a high-resolution 3-D map showing the connections between 200,000 cells… Read More

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A tale of two spaceships: How Seattle tech titans helped launch suborbital space tours

by Alan Boyle on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 at 7:18 pm

The suborbital spaceships built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceline may look totally different, but financially speaking, they have something in common: They… Read More

Vulcan and Tableau team up to protect the planet with EarthRanger data analysis project

by Richard Yonck on April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 at 11:53 pm

Every year between three and four percent of Africa’s estimated 350,000 elephants die at the hands of ivory poachers. While these numbers are down significantly from a decade ago, they… Read More

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Allen Institute for AI takes over Vulcan’s portfolio of environmental big-data projects

by Alan Boyle on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 at 12:12 pm

Two and a half years after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, his legacy in science and philanthropy is still being reshaped — and this time, the reshaping involves… Read More

Vulcan Productions shuts down, 23 years and more than 80 films after Paul Allen launched the venture

by Kurt Schlosser on March 8, 2021January 3, 2022 at 3:45 pm

Just a few weeks after taking top honors at the Sundance Film Festival for one of its latest films, the curtain closed for good on Vulcan Productions. The storytelling venture… Read More

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation giving $1.4M in COVID-19 relief aimed at underserved communities

by Kurt Schlosser on January 25, 2021January 24, 2021 at 7:33 pm

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is giving an additional $1.4 million in relief funds to aid underserved populations across Washington state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation, originally founded… Read More

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Seattle investor who worked — and rocked — with Paul Allen goes viral with his cover of a grunge hit

by Kurt Schlosser on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 at 8:50 pm

Steve Hall thinks Paul Allen would have gotten a kick out of his viral music sensation. Hall, a longtime venture capitalist who has worked at the late Microsoft co-founder’s Vulcan… Read More

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