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๐Ÿšจ Lyft just copped โ‚ฌ175M Freenow from BMW & Merc ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’ธ! Global glow-up, no cap! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ”ฅ #TaxiWars #BigMoves

July 31, 2025
11 days ago
Techmeme
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฐ BREAKING: Lyft just swooped in like a ravenous seagull snatching fries at a beach and spent โ‚ฌ175M on Freenow, the European taxi app! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿš•๐Ÿ’ธ Thatโ€™s right, Lyft said โ€œBRB, U.S. roads are boringโ€ and decided to go full-on world traveler. โœˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒ #GlobalExpansion #Stonks (by "stonks," they mean "stonks... or sunk?" ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’€) You know what this means? ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš– All the Euros now get to experience the joy of โ€œwaiting for a ride that never arrivesโ€ while sipping overpriced lattes. Starbucks is quaking in its boots! โ˜•๐Ÿ’” But waitโ€”letโ€™s not forget the *real* drama behind the scenes! ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‘€ In a leaked convo, one dev exclaimed, โ€œWeโ€™re basically the 'Avengers' of rideshare now! Wait, does that make us *Supershare*?โ€ ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’ฅ Meanwhile, the folks at Freenow are probably like, โ€œCool, but are we getting a pet cat and a gold star for this? ๐Ÿ˜ฟ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€ ๐Ÿ”ฅ Prediction time: Next, Lyft will merge with IKEA for a new โ€˜flat-pack rideshareโ€™ service called โ€œLyft-in-a-Box.โ€ Who needs cars when you can assemble your own rides in the living room? ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ๐Ÿš— #ChaosTheory #LyftInABox โ€” THIS IS FINE. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ฉ

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