Facebook might remove Like counts

THE DAILY CRUNCH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 2019 By Anthony Ha Facebook considers removing Like counts, WeChat restricts a viral face-swapping app and OpenGov raises $51 million. Here's your Daily Crunch for September 3, 2019. 1. Now Facebook says it may remove Like counts Instagram is already testing something similar in seven countries, including Canada and Brazil. Instead of showing the total number of Likes for a post, it displays the names of just a few mutual friends who have Liked it. Jane Manchun Wong spotted Facebook prototyping the hidden Like counts in its Android app. When we asked the company, it confirmed that it's considering a test to remove Like counts, though this isn't live for any users yet. 2. WeChat restricts controversial video face-swapping app Zao, citing 'security risks' Zao went viral in China this weekend for its realistic face-swapping videos. But following controversy about its user policy, messaging platform WeChat restricted access to the app. SPONSORED CONTENT: Kinship Kinship Brings Pet Care Hackathon & Dog Lounge to TC Disrupt Kinship, a division of Mars Petcare, is hosting the first-ever pet care hackathon and rewarding $17,000 in prize money. Kinship's Whistle & Wisdom will share datasets and expertise to help you unleash the next wave of innovation in pet care. Learn More… 3. OpenGov raises $51M to boost its cloud-based IT services for government and civic organizations The company was co-founded by Palantir's Joe Lonsdale to help governments and other civic organizations organize, analyze and present financial data and more, using cloud-based architecture. 4. YouTube's Neal Mohan is coming to Disrupt SF YouTube has found itself front-and-center in the recent debates about free speech, the internet and how the online world is shaping our offline lives, so there will be plenty to talk about when Mohan joins us at Disrupt. 5. Kabbage acquires Radius Intelligence, the marketing tech firm with a database of 20M small businesses It's been a tumultuous period for Radius, which announced a merger with its big competitor Leadspace last year, only to quietly cancel the deal three months later. Two months after that, it replaced its longtime CEO. 6. Apple still has work to do on privacy Natasha Lomas examines whether iPhones are generally superior to Android devices when it comes to security. (Extra Crunch membership required.) 7. This week's TechCrunch podcasts On Equity, Alex and Kate share their thoughts on Peloton's finances and prospects. And on this week's Original Content, we review the Netflix series "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance." Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Associate Director, Marketing Analytics at Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (New York, NY, USA) Data Integration Engineer II at Texas Health Resources (Arlington, TX, USA) Manager-Technology Support Services-reopened at Bunker Hill Community College (Boston, MA, USA) Bioinformatics Software Engineer III at Genentech, Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA) Senior Business Systems Analyst - SAP FICO at Genentech, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA, USA) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

                                                           

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Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else's messages | Now Facebook says it may remove Like counts | India's Oyo acquires Copenhagen-based data science firm Danamica for $10M | 3D printers on the final frontier: Made In Space is building satellites that build themselves | We want you: Apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2019 | Watch the Porsche Taycan make a 0-90-0 test run on the USS Hornet flight deck | Only 5 days left for super early bird savings at Disrupt Berlin 2019 |

THE DAILY CRUNCH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 2019 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Zack Whittaker Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else's messages It has been one week since U.S. border officials denied entry to a 17-year-old Harvard freshman just days before classes were set to begin. Ismail Ajjawi, a Palestinian student living... Read More… Josh Constine Now Facebook says it may remove Like counts Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to protect users' from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. Instagram is already testing this in 7 countries... Read More… Manish Singh India's Oyo acquires Copenhagen-based data science firm Danamica for $10M India's Oyo said on Monday it has acquired Copenhagen-based data science firm Danamica as the fast-growing lodging startup works to expand its business in Europe. Neither of the parties disclosed... Read More… Jon Evans 3D printers on the final frontier: Made In Space is building satellites that build themselves In a nondescript building near Moffett Field, still undistracted by any VC funding, an 80-person company named Made In Space is building tools for the next generation of satellites and... Read More… Neesha A. Tambe We want you: Apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2019 You've worked hard to build your dream to this point, and now it's time to launch your early-stage startup on a world-class stage and shift your momentum into high gear.... Read More… Kirsten Korosec Watch the Porsche Taycan make a 0-90-0 test run on the USS Hornet flight deck Porsche is squeezing in one more teaser ahead of the global debut of the all-electric Porsche Taycan. And this time, the German automaker didn't hold back. Professional racer Shea Holbrook... Read More… Leslie Hitchcock Only 5 days left for super early bird savings at Disrupt Berlin 2019 Our super early bird countdown continues startup fans. If you don't have your pass to Disrupt Berlin 2019 yet, it's time to mach schnell — make it quick! Buy your... Read More… Steve O'Hear Urban, the on-demand wellness platform, adds physiotherapy to its roster of on-demand services Urban, the London-headquartered company that lets you book a growing range of "wellness" services on demand — spanning massage, osteopathy, to various beauty treatments — is adding physiotherapy to its... Read More… Steve O'Hear Spotawheel picks up €5M for its online used car dealership Spotawheel, a startup operating in Greece and Poland with a car dealership model quite similar to Carvana in the U.S., has picked up €5 million in new funding. Backing the... Read More… Zack Whittaker What you missed in cybersecurity this week There's not a week that goes by where cybersecurity doesn't dominates the headlines. This week was no different. Struggling to keep up? We've collected some of the biggest cybersecurity stories... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Data Integration Engineer II at Texas Health Resources (Arlington, TX, USA) Manager-Technology Support Services-reopened at Bunker Hill Community College (Boston, MA, USA) Bioinformatics Software Engineer III at Genentech, Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA) Senior Business Systems Analyst - SAP FICO at Genentech, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA, USA) Product Marketing Manager - Customer Insights at Higg Co (United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107