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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Iran Missile Threat Forces Anderson Cooper, CNN Crew to Evacuate Live on Air | Video
The veteran host tells viewers “we have about a 10-minute window to get down into a bomb shelter” after sirens warn of an imminent attack
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Voice of America Lays Off Hundreds Amid Trump Push to End Public Broadcasters
The cuts affect even Persian language staffers who were recently hired back amid the conflict between Iran and Israel
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YouTube Videos Are Being Used to Train Google’s AI ‘Responsibly,’ Tech Giant Says
Creators on the Google-owned platform cannot opt out of having their content be used to train artificial intelligence models like Gemini and Veo 3
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Endeavor CFO Jason Lublin Joins Patrick Whitesell’s New WTSL Investment Firm as President
Lublin exits the talent agency after serving as its chief financial officer since 2007
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New York Becomes First State to Require Employers Disclose When Layoffs Are Due to AI
Bosses in the Empire State must now report if mass layoffs of 50 or more workers are due to AI or another form of technology
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Meta Invests $14.3 Billion in Scale AI as Zuckerberg Builds New Artificial Intelligence Team
Scale CEO and co-founder Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new “Superintelligence” division following the deal
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House Republicans Vote to Slash $1.1 Billion in PBS, NPR Funds
President Trump moves a step closer to clawing back tax dollars previously earmarked for public broadcasters, who he has called “radical left monsters”
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OpenAI and Mattel Strike Deal to Develop AI-Powered Toys
The company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels will use tools like ChatGPT to develop products and new ideas
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Hollywood Studios’ First Lawsuit on AI Sends a Warning to Tech Giants: ‘Piracy Is Piracy’
Disney and Universal’s copyright lawsuit against Midjourney could set the stage for Hollywood’s relationship with the new tech
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Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
The studios accuse Midjourney of “blatantly” letting users generate copies of characters like Homer Simpson and Elsa from “Frozen”
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CNN Hires NYT’s Guy Griggs to Lead Ad Sales Team
He joins the cable channel after helping The New York Times increase digital ad revenue 12% during the first quarter of 2025
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Elon Musk Has ‘Regret’ Over Some of His Trump Insults: ‘They Went Too Far’
The president has not yet responded to Musk’s update, but said in a podcast released on Wednesday that he has “no hard feelings” towards the ex-DOGE boss
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The State of Social Media: Instagram and Facebook Still on Top Despite Rise of TikTok
The social network led by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has 2.11 billion monthly active users
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‘NBC Nightly News’ Sees 5% Ratings Drop as Tom Llamas Replaces Lester Holt, but Flat Year-Over-Year
ABC and CBS gained in the 25-54 demo while NBC dipped during the new lead anchor’s first week
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MSNBC Reports LA Is ‘Very Calm’ Despite ‘A Lot of Looting’ | Video
NBC News correspondent Camila Bernal says anti-ICE protestors have been “mostly peaceful”
