Daily Crunch - Twitter, Facebook take action against Trump

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( Thursday, August 06, 2020 • By [Anthony Ha]( Facebook and Twitter are taking a stronger stand against pandemic misinformation, we preview the latest version of macOS and a mental health startup raises $50 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for August 6, 2020. [The big story: Twitter, Facebook take action against Trump misinformation]( Facebook and Twitter both took action against a post from President Donald Trump and his campaign featuring a clip from a Fox News interview in which he misleadingly described children as “almost immune” to COVID-19. Facebook [took down the offending post](, while Twitter went further and [locked the Trump campaign out of its account]( (separate from Trump’s personal account). “The @TeamTrump Tweet you referenced is in violation of the Twitter Rules on COVID-19 misinformation,” Twitter’s Aly Pavela said in a statement. “The account owner will be required to remove the Tweet before they can Tweet again.” Meanwhile, Twitter also announced today that [it will be labeling accounts]( tied to state-controlled media organizations and government officials (but not heads of state). [Read more]( [The big story: Twitter, Facebook take action against Trump misinformation image] Image Credits: Bloomberg / Getty Images [Build stronger culture and happier employees]( Sponsored by [Goals App]( [Provide structure in your organization at a time when we have lost connectivity across coworkers. Keep employees happy and engaged with fun activities that bring them back together. Start your free trial today.]( [Read more]( The tech giants [macOS 11.0 Big Sur preview]( — Big Sur is the operating system’s first primary number upgrade in 20 years, and Brian Heater says it represents a big step forward in macOS’ evolution. [Apple 27-inch iMac review]( — This will be one of the last Macs to include Intel silicon. [Uber picks up Autocab to push into places its own app doesn’t go]( — Uber plans to use Autocab’s technology to link users with local providers when they open the app in locations where Uber doesn’t offer rides. [The tech giants image] Image Credits: Brian Heater Startups, funding and venture capital [On-demand mental health service provider Ginger raises $50 million]( — Through Ginger’s services, patients have access to a care coordinator who serves as the first point of entry into a company’s mental health plans. [Mode raises $33 million to supercharge its analytics platform for data scientists]( — Mode has also been introducing tools for less technical users to structure queries that data scientists can subsequently execute more quickly and with more complete responses. [Crossbeam announces $25 million Series B to keep growing partnerships platform]( — Crossbeam is a Philadelphia startup that automates partnership data integration. [Startups, funding and venture capital image] Image Credits: Scar1984 / Getty Images Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch [Can learning pods scale, or are they widening edtech’s digital divide?]( — In recent weeks, the concept has taken off all across the country. [Eight trends accelerating the age of commercial-ready quantum computing]( — Venrock’s Ethan Batraski writes that in the last 12 months, there have been meaningful breakthroughs in quantum computing from academia, venture-backed companies and industry. [5 VCs on the future of Michigan’s startup ecosystem]( — According to the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), there are 144 venture-backed startup companies in Michigan, up 12% over the last five years. (Reminder: Extra Crunch is our subscription membership program, which aims to democratize information about startups. [You can sign up here](.) [Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch image] Image Credits: Wongsaphat Suknachon / EyeEm / Getty Images Everything else [More Chinese phone makers could lose US apps under Trump’s Clean Network]( — The Trump administration’s five-pronged Clean Network initiative aims to strip away Chinese phone makers’ ability to pre-install and download U.S. apps. [UK reported to be ditching coronavirus contact tracing in favor of ‘risk rating’ app]( — Reports suggest a launch of the much-delayed software will happen this month, but also that the app will no longer be able to automatically carry out contact tracing. 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