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NEWS ABOUT: Paul Allen

Paul Allen stories: 5 news summaries

Reflective Gates
Waxes Nostalgic

On eve of retirement,
he narrates slideshow for Fortune on history
of Microsoft

Jun 26, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pictures of Bill Gates the child in a football uniform and alongside Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in their high school computer room are among 15 shots in an exclusive Fortune photo essay. Gates himself narrates the slideshow chronicling Microsoft’s roots, through its founding and 1986 IPO. Other shots show... More »

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Microsoft • Bill Gates • operating system • Paul Allen • personal computers • computers

 Brangelina 
 Hole Up 
 in France 

Couple, with kids and entourage, staying at Microsoft co-founder's sea-view villa

Apr 30, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brad Pitt and pregnant Angelina Jolie have decamped to the French Riviera for “a stay of long duration,” a source reveals to People. The impossibly famous pair—plus kids—is staying in a historic villa overlooking the Mediterranean owned by Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen; they'll remain... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • French Riviera • Paul Allen

Microsoft
Pioneer Leaves $65M to Gay Rights Groups

Gates' high school pal leaves a record gift

Feb 25, 08 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - One of the first five Microsoft employees has left $65 million of his estate to gay rights groups, the Seattle Times reports. Ric Weiland, who helped high school friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen launch Microsoft, committed suicide in 2006 at age 53. His donation is believed to be the... More »

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philanthropy • gay rights • Microsoft • AIDS • Bill Gates • Seattle • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force • Paul Allen • Ric Weiland • Pride Foundation • Lambda Legal • American Foundation for AIDS Research • bequest

No Real Estate Meltdown Here

Amazon's move will bring another big name to Seattle's booming South Lake Union

Jan 9, 08 7:52 PM CST
(Newser) - For the first time since the company's founding, Amazon's administrative employees will reside in one ZIP code, the New York Times reports. But the planned 2010 move from scattered offices to a single Seattle location will hardly make it the first big name in Paul Allen-directed South Lake Union: The... More »

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real estate • business • Seattle • real estate values • Paul Allen • Vulcan Real Estate • South Lake Union • vacancy • Amazon.com

Paul Allen to Bid in FCC Wireless Airwaves Auction

Airwave auction draws applications from a diverse group from Google to Chevron to AT&T

Dec 19, 07 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is joining the competition for wireless airwaves being auctioned by the FCC next month. Allen’s firm, Vulcan Spectrum, applied, as have Google, Verizon, AT&T and others, to bid for the 700-megahertz spectrum that goes on the block Jan. 24, reports Reuters. Allen's investment company,... More »

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FCC • municipal wireless • wireless service • 3G wireless networks • Paul Allen

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