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Lyft is trialling a subscription plans for high frequency users. Is this a potential model for other ride hailing services and could this be another alternative to private car ownership and public transit?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Iyaz Akhtar.

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• Quick Hits
  • Former Qualcomm chairman Jacobs tells board he wants to take chipmaker private: Sources | cnbc
  • Facebook apologises for search suggestions of child abuse videos | the guardian
  • Microsoft wants to force Windows 10 Mail users to use Edge for email links | the verge
  • Google Lens w/ visual search and assistance now rolling out to Google Photos for iOS | 9to5mac
• More Top Stories
  • Apple to Host March 27 Event in Chicago: ‘Creative New Ideas for Teachers and Students’ | macrumors
  • Alexa’s new ‘Brief Mode’ replaces verbal confirmations with chimes | tech crunch
  • This City Just Passed the First Bitcoin Mining Ban in the US | motherboard
  • Microsoft’s new gaming cloud division readies for a future beyond Xbox | the verge
  • A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “100 percent fatal” | mit
• Discussion
  • Lyft is testing a Netflix-style monthly subscription plan | the verge
• Message of the Day
  • Paul – Raspberry Pi uses
• Today’s Contributors
  • Iyaz Akhtar
    • c|net
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