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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Vice Media in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Merge With SPAC and Go Public (Report)
The digital media outlet has discussed going public with several SPACs recently, including one led by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs
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Spotify Takes Aim at Clubhouse With Acquisition of Sports-Focused Live Audio App
Streaming giant’s deal for Locker Room comes as Facebook and Twitter are also looking to take on Clubhouse at its own game
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Cameo Raises Another $100 Million, Celebrity Shout-Out Company Now Worth $1 Billion
Startup lets fans receive personalized clips from a wide range of stars, from Lindsay Lohan to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Inside Hollywood’s Rush to Cash in on NFTs
“We’ve been inundated with celebrity clients and estates trying to figure out how to get involved in this,” says Darren Julien of L.A.’s Julien’s Auctions
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Inside FuboTV’s Push Into Sports Betting and Pandemic Streaming Trends
The sports-focused streaming service now has more than half a million subscribers who watch 127 hours of content each month on average
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YouTuber David Dobrik’s Ads Suspended on Multiple Channels After Sexual Assault Claims Against Video Collaborator
Channels with about 30 million combined subscribers are now demonetized
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Here’s How Congress Botched Another Big Tech Hearing
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is getting asked questions about YouTube, you know things aren’t going well
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Mark Zuckerberg Calls on Congress to Require Tech Firms to Weed Out ‘Unlawful’ Content
Facebook’s CEO will ask Congress to change Section 230, the 25-year-old law giving Big Tech legal protection from lawsuits
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: What to Expect From Big Tech’s Congressional Hearing on Misinformation
Will the hearing lead to any meaningful changes for Big Tech and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act?
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David Dobrik Apologizes Again as Advertisers and Fans Flee Amid Vlog Squad Sexual Assault Claims (Video)
“People felt like they had to be silent for the sake of my video, and that’s not right and it’s f—– up and I’m sorry,” Dobrik says
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Prince Harry Lands New Job as ‘Chief Impact Officer’ at San Francisco Startup
The Duke of Sussex’s new role adds to his content deals already signed with Spotify and Netflix since leaving the royal family
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Yahoo Fantasy Launches Live Video Chat Feature, Allowing Friends to Draft Baseball Teams Together (Exclusive)
The new feature debuts on the same day Yahoo unveiled Fantasy Plus, its new premium subscription service
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Just Sold His First Tweet for $2.8 Million as an NFT
Dorsey’s 15-year-old tweet adds to the growing list of NFTs fetching a pretty penny
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Why Clubhouse’s Momentum Could Stall Out
A dependence on compelling live content and the looming threat of Facebook and Twitter have Clubhouse skeptics speaking out
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Twitter Reverses Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Suspension, Says Decision Made ‘In Error’
The company blames its “automated systems” for accidentally booting Greene from her account for a few hours
