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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Dark Overlord Hackers: We Punished ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Studio for Talking to FBI (Exclusive)
Hackers say the studio was “in great delinquency” of “the terms of our agreement”
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CNN Invests $40 Million in Great Big Story to Make Video Startup a 24-Hour Streaming Channel
The social video startup will look to start the channel by next summer
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Netflix Lets Kids Make In-Show Choices With ‘Interactive Storytelling’
Streaming service will let kids make storyline choices
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: Can You Hack a Major Tech Conference? Renowned Programmer Weighs In
It’s not impossible, but the Pied Piper gang would need luck and incompetence on their side
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Snap Signs $100 Million Partnership With Time Warner for Shows and Ads
Ellen DeGeneres, Samantha Bee and Wonder Woman may all be involved in the new shows
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Vice Raises $450 Million From TPG, Will Add More Scripted Content
The media company is now valued at nearly $6 billion
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: Is Jack Barker Based on Steve Ballmer? (Video)
The Hooli chief exec takes a page out of the former Microsoft CEO’s convention playbook
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: Richard Is Wrong About Tabs Versus Spaces, It Turns Out
Richard’s preference for tabs could be costing him money, new survey shows
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Facebook Leaked Content Moderators’ Identities to Suspected Terrorists
The bug in the company’s system has since been fixed
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Katy Perry Roars to Record Twitter Followers
“Witness” singer now has 100 million disciples on social media platform
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Why Amazon’s Whole Foods Acquisition Makes Sense
The e-commerce giant is one step closer to being your one-stop shop for everything
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Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion
The takeover is slated to be completed in the second half of the year
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Augmented Reality Makes Apple CEO Want to ‘Yell out and Scream’
Apple head honcho Tim Cook talks up a bright future for AR to Bloomberg
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Here’s How Facebook Counters Terrorism With Artificial Intelligence
Social network harnesses AI to combat extremist content
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Musical.ly Jumps Into Original Content, Inks Several Partnerships
The short-form video and lip-syncing app signed deals with Hearst, NBC, and Viacom
