Tech and business reporter • sean@thewrap.com • @SeanB44
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Snap Q2 Earnings Preview: 3 Things to Watch
Can the disappearing messaging platform reappear as a Wall Street darling with strong earnings?
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Why Elon Musk’s Tesla Is a Safe Investment in ‘Future of Humanity’
“These idiots who short Tesla stock are jumping in front of a Maglev train,” angel investor Jason Calacanis tells TheWrap
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Discovery Leads $10 Million Series A for Here Be Dragons VR Studio
The studio has worked with Kathryn Bigelow and U2 since launching in 2014
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Bruce Springsteen Set for ‘Intimate’ Broadway Run
The Boss is coming to the Great White Way for eight weeks of shows starting in October
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What Should HBO Do About the Hacker Ultimatum?
“Ethical hacker” outlines to TheWrap exactly what’s at stake for TV giant
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From Dodgers All-Star to LA Tech Exec, Shawn Green Takes Swing at Social Media
“I always had this love of tech,” former baseball player tells TheWrap
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HBO Hackers Demand at Least $6 Million Ransom in Bitcoin
Group called “Mr. Smith” threatens to release more HBO shows if $6-7.5 million in bitcoin isn’t paid within three days
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Everything We’ve Been Told About Online Passwords Is Wrong
Letter, number and special character combos have become child’s play for hackers
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White Supremacist Rally Goers Get Airbnb-Booted
The room-sharing service has started deactivating user accounts associated with “Unite the Right,” a rally in Virginia set to feature White Nationalist Richard Spencer
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Peter Thiel Calls Trump’s White House ‘Incompetent’
One of Trump’s lone Silicon Valley supporters is now saying the administration has a 50 percent chance of “disaster”
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FX Launches Ad-Free Streaming Service for Comcast Subscribers
The new service launches in September for $5.99 a month
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Here Is What’s Behind Snap’s Best Day in a Month
Advertising kingpin prompts rise in Snapchat stock
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Google Offered $30 Billion to Buy Snap Inc (Report)
The bid occurred nearly a year before its highly anticipated initial public offering in March
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Apple, China and a Look Behind the ‘Great Firewall’
Apple’s VPN ban once again shines a light on repressive internet policies of the Chinese government
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New ‘Star Wars’ Virtual Reality Experience Set to Launch
Users will be able to enter the “Star Wars” universe in VR outside Disneyland and Disney World this holiday season