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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Ozy Founder Carlos Watson Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fraud
Watson impersonated other media executives on phone calls and made fake documents to deceive potential investors
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TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block US Ban
The popular Chinese-owned app is fighting to remain active in the United States a month before the January 2025 deadline
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Trump Threatens to ‘Straighten Out’ the Press With More Lawsuits | Video
The president-elect says he will likely sue Ann Selzer for her “fraud” poll that showed he was losing to Kamala Harris in Iowa
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Axios Warns ‘Aggressive’ Trump Administration Could Target Journalists, Force Reveal of Anonymous Sources
Donald Trump’s second term could lead to a crackdown on reporters via the Espionage Act, Axios’ legal team tells staffers
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Netflix’s Tyson-Paul Fight Drives 1.43 Million Sign-Ups
The influx of new subscribers was the “single largest acquisition moment” in Netflix history, but other services gained even more viewers thanks to the NFL
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New York Amazon Workers Threaten Strike Amid Holiday Rush
More than 5,000 Amazon warehouse employees could walk off the job as soon as Monday
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Is ‘Struggling to Make Sense’ of Brian Thompson’s Shooting Death
Andrew Witty — head of UnitedHealthcare’s parent company — says his employees have been “barraged by threats” after the assassination
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Nancy Pelosi Hospitalized in Luxembourg After Injury From Fall
The former Speaker of the House is “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors,” a spokesperson says
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YouTube Beats TikTok, Instagram in Popularity Battle With Teenagers
Nearly three out of four American teenagers uses YouTube on a daily basis, Pew Research Center finds
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Kim Masters to Exit The Hollywood Reporter for Puck in Latest Blow to Penske Trade
The veteran reporter has been with THR for 14 years
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Donate $1 Million to Trump Inauguration
Altman joins Meta and Amazon in making big pledges towards the president-elect’s inauguration bash
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New York Editor Breaks Silence on RFK Affair With His Reporter
David Haskell says handling the Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. affair was “hardest thing” he’s dealt with in 5 years on the job
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TikTok’s Price? A Record $300 Billion, One Analyst Says
A sale of TikTok’s American business would easily surpass AOL’s buyout of Time Warner in 2000, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives says
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Missing American Man Found in Syria Details 7 Months of Incarceration: ‘Christmas Miracle’ | Video
29-year-old Missouri native Travis Timmerman also tells the press his time in confinement “wasn’t too bad”
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Trump Says Mainstream Media Has ‘Tamed Down’: ‘They’re Likin’ Us Much Better Now’
The president-elect thanked Time for the “honor” of being named Person of the Year while ringing the opening bell on Wall Street
