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ViacomCBS has hired Grant Gish as its new head of adult animation. One of his first tasks is to persuade Trey Parker and Matt Stone to do more "South Park" movies and specials.

Reels allows users to create 15-second clips, like TikTok, and share them publicly or with friends within the Instagram app.

Samsung on Wednesday announced its new phones, a new watch, two tablets that are similar in size to Apple's newly refreshed iPad Pros and new noise-canceling earbuds that will compete with Apple's AirPods Pro at a lower price point.

Disney took a $3.5 billion hit to its operating income from parks being closed during the quarter.

Microsoft and TikTok are still negotiating an acquisition deal. Microsoft has agreed to bring TikTok's code from China to the U.S. within one year.

DashMart debuted Wednesday on DoorDash's platform for customers in eight U.S. cities.

Xpeng has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the U.S., but has not decided which exchange to list on, sources told CNBC.

Sony shares are sitting at their highest level since June 2001, despite a dip on Wednesday. Analysts expect further upside as the company prepares to launch PlayStation 5 games consoles.

The U.K.'s competition watchdog has given Amazon's minority investment in Deliveroo the green light.

Shares of Square soared on Tuesday evening after posting better-than-expected quarterly results and strong growth in its consumer payments app.

A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade secret from Google related to self-driving cars months before becoming the head of Uber Technologies Inc's rival unit.

Did patients have fewer heart attacks and strokes in this period due to lifestyle changes stemming from the pandemic? Or did rates stay constant with more people suffering at home instead of coming into the emergency room?

On Tuesday, Disney said the Covid-19 outbreak cost its Parks, Experiences and Products segment around $3.5 billion in lost revenue in its fiscal third quarter.

Disney announced Tuesday that its blockbuster feature "Mulan," which has been delayed from its theatrical release, will hit Disney+ on Sept. 4, for $29.99.

NBCUniversal has begun a round of layoffs that will impact around 10% of its full-time employees.

UCLA is working with Apple to design the study into anxiety and depression. It will use data collected by the iPhone, Apple Watch and Beddit sleep-tracker, which Apple gained in a 2017 acquisition.

Greg Joswiak will be the next marketing boss at Apple. Schiller will remain an employee at Apple, overseeing the App Store and company events.

The ride-sharing company now joins Google in extending its remote-work timeline through June.

Apple said in its earning report last week that the Mac had its biggest Q3 in history, with Mac revenue up 22% now that people are working and learning from home due to the spread of the coronavirus. So far, Apple has appealed to customers with upgrades to its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air this year, and now it's the 27-inch iMac's turn.

The European Commission has launched an investigation into Google's proposed acquisition of Fitbit for $2.1 billion.