Sean is a business reporter who covers tech and media for TheWrap based in New York City. His beat includes companies like Meta and TikTok, as well as notable industry figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Sean covers the news landscape and closely watches digital media.
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Eko Seeks Injunction Against Quibi, Claims Startup Views Itself as ‘Above the Law’
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s company misappropriated trade secrets because it’s “desperate” for success, motion says
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YouTube to Launch TikTok Competitor By End of 2020 (Report)
New “Shorts” feature will be housed inside YouTube’s existing mobile app, per new report from The Information
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JK Rowling Launches New ‘Harry Potter’ Website to Help Kids Learn While Stuck at Home
British author shares a handful of quizzes, puzzles and videos for students away from school due to COVID-19
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Will the Coronavirus Outbreak Slow Down Cord-Cutting?
“There’s definitely an opportunity for traditional pay TV providers … to increase engagement,” analyst Steve Nason says
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Zoom Accused of Illegally Sharing Personal Data With Facebook in New Lawsuit
Video conference company “failed to properly safeguard the personal information” of its users, lawsuit says
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Facebook Commits $100 Million to Help News Outlets Impacted by Coronavirus Pandemic
“Right now journalists are working under very difficult conditions to keep their communities informed, and many news organizations are struggling due to the economic impact of the outbreak,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg says
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Netflix Stock Jumps 6% on Wall Street’s Third Straight Big Day
The Dow has surged 21% since Monday, as the market responds to $2 trillion stimulus plan
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NYC Governors Ball Music Festival Canceled, Set to Return Next Year
New York’s big music festival adds to a growing list of events called off due to the coronavirus outbreak
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Quibi’s ‘All the Feels’ Aims to Give Animal Lovers Their Daily Fix of Heartwarming Content (Exclusive)
New show from The DoDo will debut on Quibi’s April 6 launch day
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Why Netflix Likely Won’t Need to Throttle Service in the US
“We’re in this absolutely cartoonish situation,” internet pioneer Paul Vixie tells TheWrap
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Apple Donates 10 Million Masks to US Healthcare Workers, Tim Cook Says
“These people deserve a debt of gratitude for all the work they’re doing on the front lines” fighting COVID-19, the Apple chief says
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Netflix Goes Down, Thousands of Outages Reported Across US
3,000 outages were reported within a half-hour on Wednesday morning
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Disney, Roku Shares Surge as Wall Street Makes Big Gains on Potential Stimulus Deal
Several entertainment companies increased 10% or more on Tuesday
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How Houseparty App Emerged as a Must-Have While Social Distancing
The app has carved out its niche as the “fun” video chat app because it offers an array of games
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YouTube Switches to Lower Video Quality Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Viewers will still be able to “manually adjust” back from standard definition to HD streaming if they want, however
