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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Trump Extends Olive Branch to Musk as Tesla’s Stock Takes a Hit
The president denies he wants to “destroy” Musk’s companies following their recent public spat
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AP, Reuters, BBC News ‘Deeply Alarmed’ Journalists in Gaza Face ‘Threat of Starvation,’ Urge Israel to Take Action in Joint Letter
The news organizations say Israel needs to provide journalists with more access to Gaza and adequate food supplies
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Catherine Rampell Becomes Latest Washington Post Writer to Exit Paper
The new MSNBC host says she accepted a buyout, adding to the growing list of staffers who have left following owner Jeff Bezos’ revamp of the opinion section
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Google’s AI Summaries Have Chopped Article Clicks Down by Half
Users click on links following an AI summary only 8% of the time, down from 15% of the time when there is no AI recap
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Trump White House Launches AI Website, Shares Plan for ‘Global Dominance’
“Removing red tape and onerous regulation” on AI companies is one way America can stay ahead of China, new AI.Gov site says
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Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel Is ‘Next to Go’ in Late Night Firings: ‘I Hope I Played a Major Part in It’
The president also suggests that “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon “will be gone” shortly thereafter
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NPR Editor-in-Chief to Step Down After Trump Defunding
Edith Chapin says she wants to “take a break” after being NPR’s top editor since 2023
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Washington Post’s ‘TikTok Guy’ and Head of WP Ventures Both Exit Paper
Dave Jorgenson is striking out on his own on YouTube after leading WaPo’s TikTok account since 2019, while Krissah Thompson is leaving the “third newsroom”
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Fortune Cuts 10% of Staff, Becomes Latest Media Company Hit With AI-Driven Layoffs
CEO Anastasia Nyrkovskaya says the cuts are due to a decline in web traffic and the “onset of AI”
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Trump White House Boots Wall Street Journal From Press Pool Amid $10 Billion Lawsuit
Karoline Leavitt says the WSJ’s “fake and defamatory” report on Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein led to its banishment from the president’s upcoming Scotland trip
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Hunter Biden Blasts George Clooney Over Joe Biden Criticisms: ‘What Right Do You Have’
The former president’s son goes off on the actor, CNN’s Jake Tapper and several prominent Democrats in a Monday tirade
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Trump Goes on Meme Spree, Shares AI Video of Obama Getting Arrested
The president posted several clips and memes calling for Democrats and former FBI director James Comey to be arrested
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Jonathan Capehart Becomes Latest Washington Post Writer to Exit After Bezos Revamp
The veteran opinion writer is leaving the paper after CEO Will Lewis said those who do not “feel aligned” with its mission should resign with a buyout
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Trump Sues Wall Street Journal for $10 Billion Over Epstein Letter Story
The president, claiming libel, says he is looking forward to making Rupert Murdoch testify in court