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☆ Spotify renews deal with podcaster Joe Rogan, will put show on other platforms
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Spotify has signed a new blockbuster deal with polarizing podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan, but this time, his show won't be exclusive to Spotify, the company announced Friday in a news release. The multiyear deal with Rogan, the founder of "The Joe Rogan Experience," is said to be worth about $250 million, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the deal. Spotify also said it's expanding the partnership to allow the show to be available on other platforms. Spotify first brought "The Joe Rogan Experience" to its platform exclusively in 2020 in a deal that was reportedly worth more than $100 million. Spotify came under fire for hosting those videos, and dozens of Rogan's episodes were removed from the platform.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Rogan, Elon Musk, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell Organizations: Spotify, Wall Street, Edison Research, CNBC PRO Locations: U.S

☆ MNTN CEO Mark Douglas talks Joe Rogan signing $250 million Spotify deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMNTN CEO Mark Douglas talks Joe Rogan signing $250 million Spotify dealHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Persons: Mark Douglas, Joe Rogan, Brian Sullivan, “ Organizations: CNBC

☆ Spotify needed Joe Rogan. And Joe Rogan needed Spotify. So they're sticking together.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But it's still going to be a major force in podcasting for years to come — because it's hanging on to Joe Rogan. Spotify says Rogan, the most popular person in podcasting, will be sticking around the platform via a "multiyear" contract. AdvertisementAll of this makes a lot of sense, given the way that podcasting — and Spotify's commitment to podcasting — has changed. That backing almost certainly helped keep Rogan with Spotify for another deal. So instead, this deal means Rogan gets a reliable income source, and Spotify gets the best-known name in the industry.

Persons: —, it's, Joe Rogan, Rogan, Rogan's, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Alex Cooper, Cooper, Alex Jones, Neil Young, Rogan didn't Organizations: Service, Spotify, Street Journal, Bloomberg, Business, Apple, YouTube, Edison Research

☆ E. Jean Carroll needs up to $12.1 million to fix her reputation for Trump's defamation, expert testifies at trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

$12.1 million in compensatory damages for Carroll to fix her reputation, however, is only the tip of the iceberg. The jury in that case awarded Carroll $5 million in combined compensatory and punitive damages. Her attorneys have asked for punitive damages to "make him stop" defaming her. Punitive damages could also send a message to other wealthy people that they cannot get away with lying about sexual abuse victims. Carroll, finishing her testimony in the trial Thursday, said her reputation has been marred by Trump's attacks.

Persons: —, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Trump, defaming Carroll, Carroll, Ashlee Humphries, Humphries, Joe Rogan, Candace Owens, " Humphries, Alina Habba Organizations: Service, Business, Northwestern University Locations: Manhattan, Elle, New York

☆ Why this investor thinks most founders should try ayahuasca
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's the assessment from one venture capitalist, who recently tried ayahuasca for the first time. Investor Eddy Vaisberg, 33, told Business Insider ayahuasca could help founders gain better insights into themselves and others — and boost their creativity. It wasn't ayahuasca on its own that shifted Vaisberg's compass, he said. Evans, 46, got into the work after he first tried ayahuasca about a decade ago at a yoga studio in Brooklyn. AdvertisementThat was around the time he first tried ayahuasca.

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☆ Tesla is selling a $55 Cybertruck decal inspired by Elon Musk's famous window smashing mishap
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla is selling a $55 Cybertruck decal inspired by Elon Musk's infamous window smashing incident. "OMFG decal" references moment a Tesla engineer smashed the Cybertruck's windows with a steel ball. AdvertisementTesla is selling a Cybertruck decal inspired by the windows that famously smashed during a demonstration at the futuristic pickup's unveiling. Elon Musk was left red-faced after the Cybertruck's windows failed in a demonstration. That means it still remains unclear whether the Cybertruck's windows are actually as unbreakable as Musk initially suggested.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk's, —, Franz von Holzhausen, Elon Musk, Frederic J . Brown, Holzhausen, Austin — Organizations: Service, Elon Locations: Austin

☆ Exclusive Spotify data shows the top 15 rising star podcast creators on the platform in 2023, from Theo Von to Andrew Huberman
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Spotify has become a top podcasting platform for creators. Aside from big names like Joe Rogan and "Call Her Daddy," it is also a hub for rising shows. Spotify has exploded as a leading podcasting platform for creators, and this year, 35,000 podcasters charted for the first time on the platform. The week of January 29 brought more new podcast creators to the platform than any other week this year, according to Spotify. For the first time, the company is revealing the top 15 rising podcast creators on the platform.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Joe Santagato Organizations: Spotify, Business

☆ A man built a fully functional Tesla Cybertruck using wood in just 100 days — and he got a reply from Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man built a wooden replica of the long-awaited Cybertruck in just 100 days. The truck is fully functional and features working lights and a light-up "X" logo. AdvertisementAfter the project was completed, the creator reached out to Elon Musk and Tesla to offer them his Cybertruck replica. "I hope to have the honor of gifting this wooden Cybertruck to you and Tesla." AdvertisementDeliveries of the real Tesla Cybertruck are set to begin on November 30 after two years of delays.

Persons: —, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, Joe Rogan Organizations: Service, YouTube, Tesla Locations: Vietnam

☆ Spotify plans to split with its longtime ad agency as it looks beyond music streaming for growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Spotify is quietly looking for a new ad agency to handle its media planning and buying as it takes steps to broaden its business beyond music and podcasts and push further into performance marketing. The audio streaming company is planning to part with its global agency of record since 2017 , ad holding company IPG Mediabrands' UM, according to two knowledgeable sources. Spotify shared a statement saying: "Today, UM is Spotify's agency of record. In October, Spotify posted an operating profit, its first since 2021, as user and advertising growth along with price hikes boosted results. Spotify has since pivoted away from heavy spending on podcasts and made some of its shows available on other platforms to spur audience growth.

Persons: Daniel Ek, Publicis, Joe Rogan, Michelle Obama, Dawn Ostroff Organizations: Spotify, UM, Business Locations: North America

☆ Trump 'increasingly sour' on RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, as GOP grapples with recent losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel reacts next to U.S. President Donald Trump at a fundraising event in New York, U.S., December 2, 2017. Yuri Gripas | ReutersFormer President Donald Trump has grown "increasingly sour" on Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and the overall leadership of the RNC, according to a person close to the former president. "I do think if there's enough pressure from us and Trump, McDaniel might just decide, 'this is humiliating,' and step down." During a recent interview with conservative commentator Rogan O'Handley, Bannon asked O'Handley what he would like to say to Trump about McDaniel. Beyond the latest slate of Republican losses, the Republican National Committee also appears to be lagging behind the Democratic National Committee in overall fundraising.

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☆ Russell Brand’s Alternate Reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Matt Flegenheimer | More About Matt Flegenheimer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Unlike Rogan, he appeared to model a more expansive vision of manhood — vegan, sober, Aldous Huxley-quoting. The event in Wembley, part of a tour scheduled for late summer and early fall, seemed designed to accentuate Brand’s overlapping profiles: electric live performer and terminally online click-hunter. “What’s the weirdest/naughtiest/most embarrassing thing you’ve done in reaction to being told what to do?” another asked. Three days later, Brand’s followers received a less whimsical communication. Instead, Brand’s story quickly became a self-evident data point in two divergent realities.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Brand, Rogan, Aldous Huxley, ”, I’m, “ Organizations: Sunday Times, The Locations: Wembley, London

☆ A financially independent podcaster breaks down the 2 main ways to make money podcasting — and how he turned it into a business that replaced his six-figure day job
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

His peer pushed back and Luebben started tossing around ideas on his trip home from the event. The newfound revenue stream helped him save up enough money to feel comfortable quitting his six-figure sales job in March 2022. He broke down the two main ways to make money podcasting, and how he turned his podcast into a six-figure business that replaced his 9-to-5 income. How to make money from podcasting: Affiliate linking and advertisingThere are two main ways to make money from a podcast: affiliate linking, which is what Luebben did, and ads. To grow a podcast audience you first have to commit to uploading episodes consistently.

Persons: Brian Luebben, Luebben, I'm, he'd, Academy didn't, He's, I'd, you'd, Joe Rogan, he's, That'll Organizations: Action Academy, Academy, NEC, Action Academy Community, Athletic Greens

☆ Voice cloning AI startup ElevenLabs was worth $100 million five months ago. Now, sources say it's about to hit $1 billion.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Callum Burroughs | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

ElevenLabs, a generative AI startup focused on voice, is in talks to raise capital in a deal that would catapult its valuation to $1 billion. It is unclear as yet whether Sequoia would invest alongside Andreessen Horowitz or if they are competing with one another. Five months on, the prospective new round will increase that valuation 10 times over to $1 billion, three sources said. ElevenLabs and Andreessen Horowitz did not respond to a request for comment. Bruce Reed, President Biden's AI chief, said that voice cloning "keeps me up at night," in an interview with Politico.

Persons: Andreessen Horowitz, Joe Rogan, Emma Watson, Gizmodo, ElevenLabs, Sequoia, OpenAI's ChatGPT, FOMO, Mati Staniszewski, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Eric Adams, Adams, Bruce Reed, Biden's, Meta Organizations: Google, VC, Sequoia, Meta, Britain's Companies, Concept Ventures, New York City, White, Politico Locations: London, New York

Here are six takeaways from the third GOP presidential primary debate:Foreign policy takes center stageOn Israel’s war with Hamas, there was little disagreement between the five candidates. “I am going to send troops to our southern border.”It was like Tuesday night never happenedJust like in the second debate, abortion concerns didn’t make it into the first more than 90 minutes of the program. The biotech entrepreneur came out swinging against the media, Haley, the debate moderators, the media, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, DeSantis and the Florida governor’s boots. Instead, the former South Carolina governor spent much of the debate sparring with Ramaswamy. During the Simi Valley debate, Haley said during a discussion about the app that she felt “dumber” every time she heard him speak.

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☆ Tesla's top designer was spotted driving a matte black Cybertruck — and X users can't decide if it looks awesome or completely horrible
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's chief designer was spotted driving a matte black Cybertruck. It's the latest in a series of wraps the unique vehicle has been pictured in. AdvertisementAdvertisementTesla's Cybertruck debuted a new matte black wrap over the weekend, adding to the color schemes it has been spotted in. BEST video of the matte black Cybertruck in Malibu this morning! "Don't worry everyone, the Cybertruck looks horrible in matte black too," said one post which was seen over 1 million times.

Persons: —, Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan Organizations: Service Locations: California, Malibu

☆ Biden's AI chief says 'voice cloning' is what keeps him up at night
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He said that "voice cloning" is the one thing that keeps him up at night, Politico reported. "Voice cloning is one thing that keeps me up at night," White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed told Politico. Phone scammers, for example, have already been exploiting advancements in voice cloning technology to make their schemes more believable. In April, one mother in Arizona received a call from a scammer who had used voice cloning software to pretend he had kidnapped her daughter. While we see our tech being overwhelmingly applied to positive use, we also see an increasing number of voice cloning misuse cases.

Persons: Bruce Reed, —, Staff Bruce Reed, Reed, who's, it's, McAfee, Eric Adams, he's, Adams, ElevenLabs, Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, Emma Watson Organizations: Politico, Service, House, Staff, Biden, FTC, New York City, Beta, 4chan Locations: Arizona, New York

☆ Putting Pressure on Palestinian Activists Isn’t Making Jewish Students Any Safer - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

For Palestinian and Muslim students, the invocation of terrorism law is especially frightening. But now advocates for Palestinian rights describe a new level of repression. “That’s the difference.”No one should underestimate how awful the campus climate is for many Jewish students, who’ve experienced a surge in violence and abuse. In some social justice circles, then, support for Israel is viewed as something akin to support for the K.K.K. There is little reason to think that the pressure brought to bear by these outside institutions is making Jewish students any safer.

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☆ Shredded Zuck tore his ACL sparring and had surgery to replace it, delaying a competitive MMA fight planned for next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zuckerberg said the injury has delayed a competitive MMA fight he had planned for early next year. It's unclear who the planned fight is with, but it's likely not Elon Musk. AdvertisementAdvertisementMark Zuckerberg on Friday said he tore his ACL and had surgery to get it replaced, delaying a competitive MMA fight he had planned for early next year. Grateful for the doctors and team taking care of me," Zuckerberg wrote, adding he had been training for a competitive MMA fight that has now been delayed. On an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast that aired Tuesday, Musk said he was still willing to fight Zuckerberg "anytime, anywhere."

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Elon, —, Priscilla Chan, Tore, Israel Adesanya, Alex Volkanovski, Mark, Adesanya, Zuck, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan's, Musk Organizations: Service, Meta

☆ X CEO Linda Yaccarino Tweets a Little Like the Way Your Aunt Texts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

X CEO Linda Yaccarino quoted Mariah Carey's latest video in yet another cringey tweet. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementX CEO Linda Yaccarino — who tweets like your aunt texts — has officially announced the beginning of the holiday season by quote-tweeting a video from Mariah Carey. Last week — to mark one year since Musk has owned the company — Yaccarino took to a blog post — not X — to declare that X's "future is bright."

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Mariah Carey's, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan's, —, Linda Yaccarino —, Mariah Carey, It's, tweeter, Joe Rogan, George Soros, Musk, Jennifer Lopez, Freed, Yaccarino Organizations: Service, NBC Universal, Twitter Locations: Norway

☆ New videos of Tesla Cybertruck off-roading appear to show it struggling to climb up a steep dirt hill
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla's Cybertruck appears to struggle off-roading in a new series of videos from social media. AdvertisementAdvertisementTesla's Cybertruck might not be the best vehicle for off-roading after all, at least according to some new videos. In three of the videos, a Cybertruck appears to struggle to gain traction up a steep and uphill slope and with some turns on the sandy terrain. In one video, the Cybertruck appears to spin its wheels and the tires screech as it struggles to get up a dirt hill. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Normally in other vehicles — gasoline or diesel vehicles — you've got the differential which hangs down low between the rear wheels," Musk said.

Persons: Tesla's Cybertruck, Elon Musk, —, Tesla's, Tesla, It's, Musk, Joe Rogan, you've Organizations: Service, Twitter, EV Locations: Hollister Hills, California, Texas

☆ Elon Musk told Joe Rogan he bought Twitter to stop 'extinctionist' mind virus
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk bought Twitter to save it from the "mind virus," a phrase he has used to refer to so-called "woke" or left-wing thinking, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX said in a podcast appearance with Joe Rogan. And the outcome of that mind virus is very clear if you walk around the streets of downtown San Francisco." Rogan compared that "mind virus" to "a death cult." In December, Musk wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the "woke mind virus is either defeated or nothing else matters." Earlier in 2022, Musk wrote that "there needs to be a counter-narrative" to woke thinking that Musk claimed had "thoroughly penetrated entertainment."

Persons: Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Musk, Rogan, hadn't, " Rogan, It's, Tesla, Austin Organizations: Tesla Inc, AI, Bletchley, SpaceX, Twitter Locations: Bletchley, UK, San Francisco, Delaware, Palo Alto , California, Austin , Texas, California, Palo Alto, Texas

☆ Elon Musk took a bizarre potshot at Mark Zuckerberg saying Threads is eerily quiet: 'Zuck himself doesn't post'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk took several jabs at Mark Zuckerberg and Meta while on Joe Rogan's podcast. I mean, Zuck himself doesn't post," Musk said of Twitter rival Threads. Zuckerberg usually posts on Threads every one to two weeks, a far cry from Musk's daily posts on X. Besides trashing Meta, Musk touched on a wide variety of topics, ranging from Tesla's Cybertruck to the courtroom sketches of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. "Yeah, it's eerily quiet," Musk said after host Joe Rogan called Threads a "ghost town" despite its record-breaking launch.

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☆ Elon Musk says Tesla is aiming to make 200,000 Cybertrucks a year. 2 weeks ago, he said the carmaker dug its own grave with the car.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla is aiming to produce 200,000 Cybertrucks a year, CEO Elon Musk told Joe Rogan on a podcast. Tesla previously said it had the capacity to make more than 125,000 Cybertrucks a year. Just two weeks ago, Musk said on a Tesla earnings call that the company had "dug our own grave with Cybertruck." AdvertisementAdvertisementTesla first unveiled the Cybertruck in November 2019, and Musk said at the time the company received 250,000 pre-orders in days. Musk also shared more details about the Cybertruck during the podcast, and spoke of a "beast mode version" of the vehicle.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Musk, —, It's Organizations: Service

☆ Musk says Tesla aims to make 200,000 Cybertrucks a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla's Cybertruck is displayed at Manhattan's Meatpacking District in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 31 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) is aiming to make 200,000 units of its electric pickup truck, Cybertruck, per year, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday. The company had earlier said that Tesla had the capacity to make more than 125,000 Cybertrucks annually, with Musk adding there was potential to lift it to 250,000 in 2025. On the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast released Tuesday, Musk reiterated how hard it was to produce the Cybertruck. "We're aiming to make about 200,000 a year at point production ... maybe a little more, but I just can't emphasize enough that manufacturing is much much harder than the initial design," Musk said about the futuristic-looking Cybertruck.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk, Joe Rogan, Chavi Mehta, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Meatpacking, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Los Angeles, Bengaluru

☆ Elon Musk says Tesla Cybertruck will have options for 'Beast Mode' and fixed bulletproof windows that can't roll down
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk gave more information on the long-awaited Cybertruck release in a new Joe Rogan interview. The billionaire said there will be a "beast mode version" and a version with bulletproof glass. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk spilled more details on Tesla's upcoming Cybertruck during an interview with Joe Rogan on Tuesday. Musk also said the company will offer a "beast mode version" of the Cybertruck. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile the Cybertruck wouldn't be the first car to have bulletproof glass windows, it's an unusual feature for a civilian vehicle.

Persons: Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Tesla, —, Musk, Rogan, Barack Obama Organizations: Service, Ford, Presidential

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