Phillips, 57, a freelance reporter, was doing research for a book on the trip with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, a former head of isolated and recently contacted tribes at federal indigenous affairs agency Funai.

'I'm looking forward to partnering with them to tell stories that not only entertain but also inspire.' 'At Higher Ground, we have always sought to lift up voices that deserve to be heard — and Audible is invested in realizing that vision alongside us,' Barack said in a statement.

Sources familiar with the Obamas' Spotify deal, said the couple felt exclusivity limited their audience. Instead, they wanted to be able to sell the content to multiple bidders. Spotify would eventually gain access to it. The couple are pictured in an undated photo with their daughters who are now adults

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During the ceremony, the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV went to comedian Hamish Blake, who gave a moving speech as he accepted the coveted statuette for the second time.

'We are thrilled to welcome two of the most profound voices of moral and intellectual leadership of our times into the Audible fold, and to be able to elevate President and Mrs. Obama's singular ability to provide hope and uplifting guidance—needed now more than ever—through their voices.' 

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The office has used the rules to open parallel investigations into Google's terms and conditions for data processing and the Google News Showcase, as well as tech giants Facebook and Amazon. (Writing by Rachel More Editing by Madeline Chambers and David Goodman)



The venture - which eventually offered more than 90,000 publications for sale - hasn't generated significant revenue. site, Amazon.com - a project that came to be known as China Books. But the document shows that it was seen by Amazon as crucial to winning support in China as the company grew its Kindle electronic-book device, cloud-computing and e-commerce businesses.

Some companies have responded to Beijing's demands by leaving the market. Yahoo recently exited China and Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn announced it would pull out some of its services.
Both cited the country's difficult business environment and regulatory requirements.

The state-owned firm that partners with Amazon on China Classic Books, China International Book Trading Corp, or CIBTC, told Reuters that the venture is a "commercial relationship between two enterprises." China's National Press and Publication Administration, or NPPA, the state propaganda arm with which Amazon has had a partnership, had no comment.

The 2018 briefing document advised Carney to raise the government's request on Guo when meeting a top Ministry of Commerce official in Beijing, and stress that China shouldn't make requests that involve data stored abroad.

'For so long we have been inspired by the Obamas. Their passion, curatorial style and ingenuity is reflected in the content they have created across all mediums, as well as the talented team they have assembled at Higher Ground.



Amazon's compliance with the Chinese government edict, which has not been reported before, is part of a deeper, decade-long effort by the company to win favor Novel Books in Beijing to protect and grow its business in one of the world's largest marketplaces.

AWS refused, the document said. MPS threatened to "retaliate" against Amazon unless it removed content and blocked a website it hosted in the United States for Guo Wengui, a Chinese dissident. But the company asked Guo to take an action that exposed the dissident's Internet Protocol, or IP address, and AWS "provided to MPS" this data, the document stated.
An IP address is a unique code that identifies a computer accessing the internet.

The new details about Amazon's China strategy demonstrate the challenges Western companies face in accessing the world's most populous market - and in coping with an authoritarian regime that has been tightening control over public discourse.

That includes books that some may find objectionable." In response to questions, Amazon said it "complies with all applicable laws and regulations, wherever we operate, and China is no exception." It added that "as a bookseller, we believe that providing access to the written word and diverse perspectives is important.