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.
Experience:
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Twitter Drops ‘Britain First’ Leader and Other Alt-Right Accounts
Company said it’s cracking down on accounts that “affiliate with organizations that use or promote violence”
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Net Neutrality Is Dead: Streaming ‘Fast Lanes’ Loom as Movement Against FCC Ruling Mobilizes
Internet providers expected to start “experimenting” with new ways to charge for access
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Jimmy Kimmel Blasts ‘Jackhole’ Ajit Pai and FCC for Repealing Net Neutrality (Video)
Host calls decision “absolutely despicable”
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Porgs in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Look Like Puffins for a Very Good Reason
Filmmakers devised adorable bird-like creatures to fix a problem
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FCC Strikes Down Net Neutrality
3-2 vote pulls back regulations stopping broadband providers from slowing down access to certain sites
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Rupert Murdoch Teases Recombining NewsCorp and Post-Disney Fox: ‘Ideally Yes’
“But that’s years away,” says media kingpin
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Disney, Fox Stocks Show Only Slight Bumps on Mammoth Deal News
Shares of entertainment giants move up — barely — on Mouse House acquiring much of Fox’s TV and film biz
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Disney Acquires 21st Century Fox Assets for $52.4 Billion
Deal brings “X-Men,” “The Simpsons” under the Disney umbrella and boosts Bob Iger’s push into streaming
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Facebook Kills off Paying Publishers for Video Content
The social network doesn’t like the “pivot to video,” either
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Fox Stock Slips 4 Percent on Morning Ahead of Anticipated Disney Takeover
Disney trades flat a day before expected $60 billion acquisition of Fox’s studio
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Hollywood and Media Flameouts Top Google’s 2017 Searches: Matt Lauer, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey
There’s a conspicuous trend this year
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Dreamscape, Spielberg’s Favorite VR Company, Gets $30 Million From AMC, Nickelodeon
L.A.-based company amasses big-name investors
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Apple Invests $390 Million in Facial Recognition Tech
Finisar’s lasers are key to new iPhone features
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FCC Commissioner Clowns Chairman Ajit Pai on Twitter: ‘Alternate Plan’
Pai’s plan, “Restoring Internet Freedom,” cheekily retitled: “Retaining Internet Freedom”
