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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SpaceX Sues California Commission for ‘Naked Political Discrimination’ Over Elon Musk’s Trump Support
California Coastal Commission’s Gretchen Newsom accuses Musk of “spewing and tweeting political falsehoods,” according to the lawsuit
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Elon Musk Spent $75 Million on Pro-Trump Super PAC, Federal Documents Show
X owner donates big bucks to help Trump win battleground states
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BBC to Cut 185 News Jobs to Save $31 Million
Programs like “Hardtalk” are being axed as the British broadcaster’s cuts hit news and current-affairs teams
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NPR Public Editor Was ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Hunter Biden ‘Censorship’ on Social Media
Kelly McBride tells TheWrap that Twitter and Facebook are not the “arbiters of truth”
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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Beatles ’64’ Documentary Hits Disney+ in November
The new doc looks at the rise of Beatlemania in the States
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Elon Musk Is Prepared to Spend at Least $140 Million to Help Elect Donald Trump
The New York Times says the X and Tesla boss is “obsessive, almost manic” about the former president beating Kamala Harris
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FCC Chairwoman Blasts Trump for ‘Threats Against Free Speech’ in ’60 Minutes’ Tirade
Jessica Rosenworcel rips the ex-president for his rebuke of “60 Minutes” editing a Kamala Harris answer
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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Optimus Robot That Can ‘Be Your Friend’ | Video
The “humanoid” can do your chores for you for $20,000 to $30,000
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Donald Trump Calls ‘60 Minutes’ a ‘Fake News Scam’ Over Kamala Harris Edits
The Republican presidential nominee says CBS edited his opponent’s answer to a question on Israel for being “crazy, or dumb”
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Anderson Cooper Bonked by Flying Debris During Hurricane Milton: ‘That Wasn’t Good’ | Video
The CNN reporter was hit in the face while covering the hurricane in Florida
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Live Nation CEO on U2 Opening Sphere: ‘That Was Fully Bono — I Tried to Talk Him Out of It’
Michael Rapino says Bono is “a force of nature” who wasn’t worried about the wraparound LED screens making fans sick
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Prime Video Adds Apple TV+ Subscription Add-on in the US
The Amazon streamer will begin its offering later this month for $9.99
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How Companies Like CAA, Deep Voodoo Are Protecting Artists From AI Abuse — With a Vault
TheGrill 2024: “AI is a tool, but it’s never going to be the tool,” Veritone’s Sean King says
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DOJ Weighs Breakup of Google for ‘Unlawful Conduct’ in Search-Engine Dominance
Google’s position has left rivals “with little-to-no incentive to compete”
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Ex-LA Times Editor Kevin Merida Says He Didn’t Want to Leave, Points to ‘Disagreements’ With Owner
TheGrill 2024: “It can’t fail,” Merida says about the Times, but noted it was unusual for owner Patrick Soon-Shiong to influence editorial decisions
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