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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John McAfee, Antivirus Software Pioneer, Found Dead in Spanish Prison at 75
His death comes hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the U.S. to face tax-related criminal charges
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Newsletter Wars: Facebook and Twitter Take Aim at Substack
Tech giants look to jump into the “newsletter renaissance,” but will they be able to topple Substack?
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Congress Targets Silicon Valley – Which Tech Giant Is Most Vulnerable?
Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: “For a long time, we kind of made fun of Congress,” Kantrowitz of Big Technology says
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Clubhouse Downloads on Pace to Jump 179% in June Thanks to Android Rollout
Live audio app is pushing towards a new record for monthly downloads, despite increased competition
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Ryan Kavanaugh-Backed Triller Aims to Go Public via Direct Listing at $5 Billion Valuation
The company behind Jake Paul’s recent fights has abandoned going public via a SPAC deal
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Spotify Just Launched Its Clubhouse Rival Greenroom
The music streaming giant has revamped live audio app Locker Room only a few months acquiring it
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VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz Launches ‘Optimistic’ Tech News Website
The website, Future, follows the firm’s funding of Clubhouse
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U.S. Households With 4 Streaming Services Doubled in the Last Year | Chart
“The wallets don’t seem to be hurting that much, and people are still adding [new services] on,” Steve Nason, a research director with Parks Associates, says
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BuzzFeed Seeks to Raise $200 Million in Bid for Complex Networks (Report)
The media outlet is also working to go public via a SPAC deal
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Size Matters: HBO Max and Discovery+ Already Surpass Netflix, Disney in Number of Titles | Chart
The merged company will only trail Amazon Prime Video in the size of its on-demand library
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YouTube Yanks Anti-Semitic Podcast’s Faked Interview With a GOP Legislator on Race Theory
A Holocaust-denying podcast faked an interview with a Texas senator and things only got weirder from there
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President Biden Revokes Trump’s TikTok Ban
Biden is set to roll out his own executive order that will “scrutinize” whether foreign apps pose a risk to the U.S.
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Kevin Hart’s Action-Comedy Show ‘Die Hart’ Renewed for 2nd Season at Roku
The series — the first to be renewed by Roku — was one of dozens the company acquired from Quibi earlier this year
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Is Streaming More Expensive Than Cable? Depends on Where You Live | Charts
Only 13 states save on streaming compared with the average monthly cable bill, a new survey finds
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Trump Slams Facebook, Twitter After Ban: ‘They Don’t Want to Hear a Sane Voice’
The ex-president reacts to his two-year Facebook suspension