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Polymarket hires Travis VanderZanden, former Bird/Uber/Lyft executive, as Chief Growth Officer.
Lyft and Baidu are testing Apollo Go robotaxi in London via Freenow, with dozens of test vehicles in Brent and a planned public hail in 2027 pending regulatory approval.
Lyft, under new CEO David Risher, is expanding internationally and partnering with Waymo and Nvidia, claiming profitability and adding NYC taxi options, while facing Uber-led competition and regulatory headwinds for autonomous services.
Megadeals dominated 2026 funding so far: ~60% of global startup funding (~$320B) went to $1B+ rounds, with the US accounting for ~73% (~$290B); OpenAI and Anthropic alone make up more than half of this megadeal total, and 2026 already has 23 such rounds, signaling both bigger and more frequent rounds.
TechCrunch digest covers X’s Android app rebuild, Infinity’s $15M raise at a $100M valuation, YouTube’s updated monetization rules for AI content, and robotaxi policy debates plus related Uber/Delivery Hero deal activity.
TechCrunch reports on the Uber–Waymo policy clash over Washington, D.C.'s proposed robotaxi rules, highlighting the regulatory hurdles, stiff pricing/testing requirements, and a possible but unlikely hybrid model that could shape market dynamics and head-start advantages.
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