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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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Worked for ‘Love’ – Now He’ll Make $10.5 Billion
Restructuring to a for-profit business would instantly make OpenAI’s CEO billions of dollars richer
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Runway to Give Filmmakers Up to $1 Million to Make AI Movies
The AI company recently struck a deal with Lionsgate
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MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle to Interview Kamala Harris, Days After Saying She’s ‘Not Running for Perfect’
Ruhle said Harris’ lack of press interviews wasn’t a big deal because Donald Trump is a “threat” to democracy
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X Under Musk: Suspensions Surge 307%, Driven by Action Against Child Abuse
The platform is censoring far less content, however
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Alex Jones’ InfoWars to Be Auctioned Off to Pay $1.5 Billion Defamation Damages
His equipment and online vitamin shop will also be sold to benefit the parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting
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CBS News Anchor Jeff Glor Is Out as Part of Paramount Layoffs
The high-profile reporter is one of about 2,000 employees who were cut on Tuesday
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Mark Zuckerberg’s 2024 Election Plan: Make Facebook, Instagram Less Political
Sports and celebrity news are now prioritized over election coverage on Meta’s social media platforms
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The New York Times to Paywall ‘The Daily’ and Other Podcasts
To listen to the news show’s archive, listeners will pay $6 per month or $50 per year
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James Cameron Joins Board of Stability AI: The ‘Next Wave’ of Storytelling
The combination of AI and computer-generated imagery will “unlock new ways for artists to tell stories,” director says
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Meta AI to Begin Speaking in Voices of Judi Dench, Awkwafina and John Cena | Report
New celebrity AI voices like Kristen Bell and Keegan-Michael Key will roll out to Instagram and Facebook later this week, according to Reuters
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Man Who Issued Unauthorized Janet Jackson Apology Says She Fired Him After Her ‘Unbalanced Statements’
Mo Elmasri, who had walked back the singer questioning Kamala Harris’ race, tells TheWrap there was a “dispute between me and Janet Jackson” over her controversial remarks
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SEC Pursues Sanctions Against Elon Musk in Twitter Probe
Musk’s “gamesmanship and delay tactics must cease,” the government agency protecting investors says in court filing
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Barry Diller Says ‘Rotten Person’ Donald Trump Needs to Be ‘Pushed Into the Dust Heap of History’
Kamala Harris winning the election would be “extraordinarily healthy” for America, the IAC chairman says
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Barry Diller: Netflix, Amazon, Apple Are ‘Really the Controllers’ of Hollywood
The difference in resources is “astronomical” between legacy studios and tech companies, the IAC chairman says
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Politico Newsletter, Edited by Olivia Nuzzi’s Ex-Fiancé, Skips RFK ‘Relationship’ Story
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza didn’t include the bombshell report in his Friday news round-up
