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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Chadwick Boseman’s Final Tweet Had the Most Retweets of 2020
It was also the most-liked tweet in Twitter’s 14-year history
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Why HBO Max Needs to ‘Blink First’ in Standoff With Roku
“HBO needed to break the deadlock and find a compromise” with Roku, analyst Tony Maroulis says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: Spotify’s ‘Smart’ Bet on Joe Rogan and Apple’s ‘Awful’ Strategy | PRO Video
Spotify is taking a run at Apple in a meaningful way, Big Technology’s Kantrowitz says
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Trump Administration Sues Facebook, Claims Company Illegally Reserved Jobs for Sponsored Immigrant Workers
Facebook “refused to recruit, consider or hire” American workers for 2,600 jobs with an average salary north of $150,000
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Facebook to Remove Posts With Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccine
The social network expands on its COVID-19 misinformation policy, which already banned ads with anti-vaccination claims
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Tony Hsieh’s Nitrous Oxide Use, Love of Candles May Have Contributed to Tragic Death
The habits created “a fire threat that the local fire department had to manage” before the former Zappos CEO’s death on Nov. 27, a source tells TheWrap
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Sports Illustrated Publisher TheMaven Hasn’t Filed Financial Paperwork in 3 Years
“We anticipate filing the [financial] statements for 2018 and 2019 in the next month,” TheMaven CEO Ross Levinsohn told the New York Post
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Tony Hsieh’s Bizarre Death Details Emerge: Former Zappos CEO Was ‘Locked’ In Basement
Lingering questions on Hsieh’s connection to the home where he was found, as well as the nature of the fire, remain
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Slack Bought by Salesforce in Massive $27 Billion-Plus Deal
The acquisition rivals Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Injured in Serious Bicycle Accident (Exclusive)
In a FaceTime interview with TheWrap, Kotick showed a swollen face and black eye but said he’s back to work
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Reddit Reveals Daily Users for the First Time — Snap and Twitter Have Way, Way More
More users has coincided with an advertising boost, but Reddit’s numbers still pale in comparison to other big names in tech
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The Joe Rogan Experience Was Spotify’s Most Popular Podcast of 2020
Rogan edges out The New York Times, Michelle Obama and Barstool Sports for the top global podcast on Spotify
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Roku, Washington Post Hit by Prolonged Amazon Web Services Outage
Several major apps and websites experienced a multi-hour blackout on Wednesday
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TikTok’s Divestment Plan Gets Another 7-Day Extension From US Treasury
The popular video app’s plan to offload its American assets will get an extra week to be reviewed by regulators
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Slack’s Stock Soars 31% on Potential Acquisition by Salesforce
The news pushed Slack’s market value north of $22 billion