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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1 in 4 Consumers Have Subscribed to New Streaming Service During Pandemic
The “Big 4” streaming services — Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video — have seen a noticeable jump in subscribers since February
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Can Microsoft Pull Off Buying TikTok on a Deadline – and Is the App Worth It?
A Microsoft deal for TikTok wouldn’t present the same antitrust concerns as a potential Facebook bid would, one antitrust expert tells TheWrap
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Disney+ Rushes to 60.5 Million Subscribers, Lapping First-Year Estimates From Analysts
Most analysts projected Disney+ would have about 15 million paying viewers by November
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Trump Says TikTok Will Shut Down Sept 15 ‘Unless Microsoft or Somebody Else Is Able to Buy It’
“I don’t mind whether it’s Microsoft or someone else, a big company, a secure company, a very American company buys it,” the president said
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Microsoft Stock Jumps 4% on TikTok Acquisition Talks
Tech giant is trading near its all-time high as it looks to buy the wildly-popular video app’s U.S. operations
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Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos Have Made $6 Billion Each Since Wednesday’s Congressional Hearing
Wednesday’s hearing on potential antitrust issues did little to scare investors away from Facebook and Amazon — helping the two CEOs to add billions to their fortunes
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Teenage ‘Mastermind’ Behind Twitter Hack Arrested in Florida
Recent hack hit several famous users, including Barack Obama and Elon Musk
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Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok as Trump Prepares to Order Divestment From Chinese Parent Bytedance
U.S. lawmakers and regulators have been increasingly concerned over the wildly-popular app’s data collection practices and ties to China
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Facebook Adds Music Videos, Takes Aim at YouTube
Social network partners with several top labels to bring videos from artists like J. Balvin and Miley Cyrus to Facebook Watch
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Facebook Stock Hits All-Time High After Big Q2 Earnings Report
Social network’s stock pushes into record territory one day after it reported $18.69 billion in Q2 revenue
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YouTube’s Q2 Revenue Hits $3.8 Billion as Google Reports First-Ever Quarterly Sales Drop
The video giant reported a 5.8% increase in revenue during Q2, which stood out in comparison to Google’s overall downturn
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Facebook Hits 2.7 Billion Users, Tops Wall Street’s Q2 Revenue Estimates
The coronavirus pandemic, a prominent ad boycott and lingering antitrust questions did little to curb Facebook’s business during the second quarter
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Peacock Hits 10 Million Subscribers, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Says
New streaming service’s debut “exceeded our high expectations,” Roberts says
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Jim Jordan’s Mask, Jeff Bezos on the Hot Seat and 5 More Highlights From Big Tech Congressional Hearing
Wednesday’s hearing was supposed to focus on anti-competitive practices; instead, a steady stream of questions on censorship, political favoritism and spam emails stood out
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GOP Congressman Asks Google CEO Sundar Pichai Why His Campaign Emails Always Go to Spam
“My parents, who have a Gmail account, aren’t getting my campaign emails,” Rep. Greg Steube laments
