Lyft

Lyft is an app-based ride-sharing service. Founded in 2012, the company has quickly grown to become a major player in the transportation industry. David Risher serves as CEO. Competitors include Uber and traditional taxi services.

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The Weekend

The Neo Robot Economy

By Abram Brown · Nov 1, 2025 7:00am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Benchmark’s high-stakes pressure test • Artificial Intelligence: The VCs who turned vibe code into whimsical passion projects• Artificial Intelligence: Venerable Casio’s surprise hit? An AI robopet • WTF: Behind the scenes at our summit for the most powerful and influential... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Benchmark’s high-stakes pressure...
The WTF summit in Yountville, Calif. Art by Clark Miller; photos by Erin Beach.
WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

The Information’s WTF Summit in Pictures

By The Information Staff · Nov 1, 2025 5:24am PDT
Executives from Netflix, Palantir and YouTube along with dozens more of the most powerful and influential women in technology, media and finance gathered earlier this week for The Information’s annual WTF Summit. The conversations ranged from how AI is reshaping the financing markets to sponsorship pricing power in the WNBA—while attendees... Executives from Netflix, Palantir and YouTube along with dozens more of the most powerful and...
Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever in 2023. Getty Images
Artificial Intelligence

An OpenAI Founder Discusses Anthropic Merger Talks, Internal Beefs in Deposition

By Rocket Drew · Oct 31, 2025 6:47pm PDT · 1 comment
Anthropic initially expressed “excitement” about a possible merger with OpenAI two years ago, after OpenAI’s board fired CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever told attorneys in a deposition made public this week. Such a deal would have potentially placed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the helm of OpenAI. He... Anthropic initially expressed “excitement” about a possible merger with OpenAI two years ago,...
David Risher, CEO of Lyft. Photo via Getty
The Briefing

Does Lyft Need a New Engine?

By Martin Peers · Apr 16, 2025 5:00pm PDT · 3 comments
Does Lyft need a new engine to jump-start its performance? We’re thinking of activist investor Engine Capital, which has taken a stake in the ride-hailing firm and today said it would mount a proxy contest to win seats on Lyft’s board. Lyft’s stock price has been stalled (sorry) for years, trading at roughly 80% below its 2019 IPO price. It’s in... Does Lyft need a new engine to jump-start its performance? We’re thinking of activist investor...
True Value

Investors Should Buy the Dip, Ride the Lyft

By Anita Ramaswamy · Mar 6, 2025 7:30am PST · 1 comment
Investors have declared Uber the winner in its bitter ride-hailing battle with Lyft. It’s true that Uber dominates the industry, but Lyft might be the better investment right now. Uber’s success is no secret. Its customers spent a total of $163 billion on the platform in 2024, roughly 10 times the value of transactions on Lyft over the same... Investors have declared Uber the winner in its bitter ride-hailing battle with Lyft. It’s true...
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Predictions 2025: Amazon Will Buy Lyft

By Anita Ramaswamy · Jan 2, 2025 8:14am PST · 2 comments
Robotaxis are quickly gaining ground, largely thanks to Alphabet-backed Waymo, which announced in October that it was completing more than 100,000 paid rides for passengers per week. Waymo plans to enter new regions next year. And everything in the market is sure to intensify further as Tesla tries to begin mass-producing its own robotaxis in... Robotaxis are quickly gaining ground, largely thanks to Alphabet-backed Waymo, which announced in...