Uber's biggest rival has raised new funding and doubled in valuation to $15 billion

Uber's biggest rival Lyft has announced it has received $600 million in funding, and is now worth $15.1 billion. That's double what it was worth in April last year.

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Uber's biggest rival has raised new funding and doubled in valuation to $15 billion Uber's biggest rival Lyft has announced it has received $600 million in funding, and is now worth $15.1 billion. That's double what it was worth in April last year. Read More »

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It's not clear if Google's rock star chief scientist for AI, who is under fire over military contracts, will remain a full time employee Google's chief scientist for artificial intelligence was on a roll at Google until getting embroiled in the employee revolt against the company's military contracts. Read More »

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