#’I gained 2 million subscribers’

#’I gained 2 million subscribers’

“‘I gained 2 million subscribers’” What doesn’t cancel you only makes you stronger? Attempts to cancel Joe Rogan have apparently only had the opposite effect: The “Joe Rogan Experience” host claims that he’s amassed millions of Spotify subscribers amid ongoing uproar over past episodes, in which he’d featured alleged anti-vaxxer guests and dropped the “N-Bomb.”…

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#Why Spotify dropped its deal with Barack and Michelle Obama

#Why Spotify dropped its deal with Barack and Michelle Obama

“Why Spotify dropped its deal with Barack and Michelle Obama” The Obamas are searching for a new home for their podcasts after Spotify reportedly declined to offer the former first couple a new contract because they didn’t make enough personal appearances on the streaming service. Barack and Michelle Obama are reportedly in talks with several…

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#Apple faces extra EU antitrust charge in Spotify complaint

#Apple faces extra EU antitrust charge in Spotify complaint

“Apple faces extra EU antitrust charge in Spotify complaint” Apple faces an additional EU antitrust charge in the coming weeks in an investigation triggered by a complaint from Spotify, a person familiar with the matter said, a sign that EU enforcers are strengthening their case against the US company. The European Commission last year accused…

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#school pushed woke ‘anti-racism’ on his 9-year-old daughter

#school pushed woke ‘anti-racism’ on his 9-year-old daughter

“school pushed woke ‘anti-racism’ on his 9-year-old daughter” Joe Rogan said the school his 9-year-old daughter attended in California promoted “anti-racist” ideology after the May 2020 police-involved death of George Floyd. “When the whole George Floyd thing happened, one of the schools that my kids were going to back in California released this email, saying…

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#Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’

#Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’

“Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’” Joe Rogan took aim at woke “activist” employees of large Silicon Valley tech firms, calling them “mentally ill” and “lunatics who are running the asylum to a certain extent.” Rogan made the comments on his Spotify podcast during an interview Wednesday with Antonio García Martínez,…

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#IKEA teams up with Spotify to debut the Vappeby, a  wireless lamp/speaker with built-in ‘Spotify Tap’

#IKEA teams up with Spotify to debut the Vappeby, a $65 wireless lamp/speaker with built-in ‘Spotify Tap’

“IKEA teams up with Spotify to debut the Vappeby, a $65 wireless lamp/speaker with built-in ‘Spotify Tap’” IKEA’s global domination continues with its latest device, a wireless Bluetooth speaker-cum-lamp with Spotify Tap built into it. Here’s a thought I had a few years ago that’s only becoming more and more concrete as time passes by….

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#Spotify hit by widespread technical problems

#Spotify hit by widespread technical problems

“Spotify hit by widespread technical problems” Spotify was experiencing widespread technical problems Tuesday, with users complaining of access issues across its app and Web site. User complaints about Spotify began to spike at around 1:10 p.m. ET, according to monitoring site DownDetector.com. It was not immediately clear what caused the technical problems. In the US,…

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