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Apple announced a new Apple Watch, new iPads, a streaming service for fitness classes and a bundle of its existing digital services.

More than a dozen celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry, Michael B. Jordan and Ashton Kutcher said they will participate in a 24-hour Instagram "freeze" on Wednesday as part of the "Stop Hate For Profit" movement.

VCs from Norwest Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Balderton Capital have backed Dutch e-bike VanMoof with $40 million.

Over 22 million creators made more than 41.7 billion yuan ($6.15 billion) on the platform over the past year, ByteDance China CEO Kelly Zhang said at the Douyin Creator Conference in Shanghai.

After boosting the price range for its highly-anticipated IPO to between $100 and $110, Snowflake is selling shares at an even higher price of $120.

Singapore residents with an Apple Watch can use a new LumiHealth app to earn rewards of up to $380 Singapore dollars — about U.S. $280 — for activities like meditation, walks, swimming, better quality sleep, as well as public health actions like getting immunized.

For the first time, the Apple Watch can fulfill the Dick Tracy vision of a standalone phone on your wrist. The Family Setup feature is geared toward kids without phones, but it's a first step toward total independence.

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel's office said on Tuesday that Rafaela Vasquez was charged with on Aug. 27 in the 2018 crash in Tempe that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. She pleaded not guilty during a hearing on Tuesday.

Amazon said in June that its air fleet now totals about 70 planes, up from a total of 50 in Feb. 2019.

"We've made three significant price reductions since the merger [with Amazon], and we have a fourth that we're beginning now," Whole Foods CEO John Mackey told CNBC.

"These guys are my next 10x" idea," Chamath Palihapitiya told CNBC.

Health and fitness has been a major focus for the product ever since Apple introduced it in 2015. The team has rolled out feature after feature, moving from basic activity tracking to heart rhythm monitoring and more.

The new iPad Air and Apple Watch models will get significant new features, including a Touch ID fingerprint sensor included in the iPad Air power button, and a blood oxygen sensor in the new Apple Watch 6 models, Kuo predicts. 

Oracle had been a dark horse in the competition over TikTok, with Microsoft emerging as the first known bidder.

Shares of Japan's Sony fell following a report that the company is reducing its estimated production for its PlayStation 5 gaming console.

Peacock's 15 million sign-ups represent a 50% increase in six weeks.

Microsoft's new game streaming service called xCloud is now available on Android phones.

At the midpoint of the new estimated price range, Berkshire Hathaway's total stake in Snowflake after the IPO would be valued at $674.4 million.

Nvidia's purchase of Arm for $40 billion would be the largest semiconductor deal of all time by dollar value if it is completed.

ViacomCBS announced Tuesday the rebrand of its streaming service, CBS All Access, as "Paramount+," along with a slate of new series.