Barack Obama – Devstyler.io https://devstyler.io News for developers from tech to lifestyle Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:37:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Gossip on Monday: Spotify Splits with Meghan and Harry https://devstyler.io/blog/2023/06/19/gossip-on-monday-spotify-splits-with-meghan-and-harry/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:34:51 +0000 https://devstyler.io/?p=108045 ...]]> The business relationship between Spotify, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan has ended, Variety reports. The couple has only presented one show under the agreement.

Spotify and Archewell Audio, Meghan and Harry’s production company, said Thursday in a joint statement that they were ending their contract.

“Spotify and Archewell Audio have mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together,”

the companies said.

According to a source familiar with the situation, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wanted to move away from Spotify’s exclusive distribution to find a new outlet for their audio projects.

According to another source, however, Spotify was expecting more content from Archewell Audio – noting that nearly three years into the contract, they have only delivered one series, essentially putting the overall deal in limbo.

Another Spotify exclusive podcast was with Barack and Michelle Obama, which ended a year ago. In that case, Spotify said it declined to renew the deal. According to sources, the Obamas wanted their podcast programming to be distributed as widely as possible, rather than exclusive to Spotify. The pair’s Higher Ground subsequently inked a first-look deal with Audible.

Who will be the next celebrity with a short-lived exclusive podcast on the music streaming platform remains to be seen.

And which celebrity would you like to listen to on Spotify? Email us at [email protected].

]]> Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Hires Lobbyist Connected To Obama Administration  https://devstyler.io/blog/2021/11/22/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-hires-lobbyist-connected-to-obama-administration/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:15:11 +0000 https://devstyler.io/?p=75188 ...]]> Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company Blue Origin has hired the lobbyist Mac Campbell from Capitol Counsel to lobby on behalf of the company. The goal here is  to “monitor and evaluate proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code being considered by Congress as part of the budget reconciliation process” according to a lobbying registration form.

The lobbyist has ties to former President Barack Obama’s administration after a Democratic congressman proposed a tax that could make traveling to space a little more expensive.

Campbell was an assistant U.S. trade representative for congressional affairs while working in Obama’s executive office before moving on to the powerful Senate Finance Committee.

Only for this year Blue Origin has already spent over $1.3 million on lobbying alone. In 2020, the space company invested nearly $2 million trying to influence lawmakers.

President Joe Biden and Democrats are proposing a number of other tax provisions as part of their nearly $1.8 trillion social spending proposal that has yet to be passed by Congress. One of the ideas is to enact a 15% minimum corporate tax on declared income of large corporations.

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