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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Wrapbook Raises $3.6 Million, Aiming to Become Hollywood’s Top Payroll Processing Platform
Founded in 2018, Wrapbook wants to revolutionize how entertainment companies handle payroll, insurance, compliance and taxes
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TikTok Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Extreme’ Executive Order
The popular video app says Trump didn’t allow due process when he said it needs to be sold within 90 days
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No Meeting For You: Zoom Experiences ‘Partial Outages’ on Monday Morning
Popular video-conference service says it is “working on a fix”
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Trump Should Be Allowed to Block Twitter Users on His Personal Account, Justice Department Argues
The president violated the First Amendment, a lower court found last year, by shutting down users’ access to a public forum
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There’s a New Dating App for Tesla-Owning ‘Elon Stans’
It’s like Tinder, but you have to prove you own a Tesla
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Streaming Time Almost Doubles as Viewers Flock to Netflix, Hulu During Pandemic | Chart
The average U.S. household watched 662 minutes of SVOD content in July
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Facebook Purges 790 QAnon Groups, Says Movement Has ‘Celebrated Violent Acts’
Another 1,950 groups, 440 pages and 10,000 Instagram accounts had new restrictions put on them, limiting their reach
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Nearly 75% of Americans Believe Twitter, Facebook Censor Posts Based on Political Viewpoints, Pew Finds
Nine out of 10 Republicans said it was at least somewhat likely tech giants are playing political favorites
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Apple Surges to Become First $2 Trillion US Company
Tech giant has added the equivalent of two Netflixs, one Snapchat and one Twitter to its market cap since June
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Netflix Tests a ‘Shuffle Play’ Button to Help Make Your Streaming Decisions Easier
Streamer offers a medley of shows or movies you’ve either shown interest in before, or shows it thinks you may like based on your previous viewing selections
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Oracle Enters Talks to Buy TikTok, Seeks to Edge out Front Runner Microsoft
Software company’s stock price jumped 4.5% on Tuesday following reports it wants to acquire the popular video app’s U.S. business
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Quibi CEO Meg Whitman to Speak at Democratic National Convention
Whitman’s current employer was overlooked by the DNC Committee, who listed her as the “former CEO of Hewlett Packard”
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The Lincoln Project Has Been Copying Other Users’ Tweets
The popular anti-Trump PAC has sent tweets that are either verbatim copies of other posts or tweets that make minor edits
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Some Verizon Customers Will Now Get Free Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Subscriptions
Customers will save about $13 per month on the Disney streaming bundle
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SAG-AFTRA’s ‘Unconscionable’ Health Plan Changes Spurs Petition With Over 11,500 Signatures
“We must put pressure on the health plan union and producer trustees to overturn these changes immediately,” petition says
