Lyft CEO on Strong Growth & Autonomous Vehicles, How Dario Amodei Stirred Up Silicon Valley

Lyft CEO David Risher talks with guest TITV Host Stephanie Palazzolo about Lyft’s strong demand, autonomous vehicle partnerships and global expansion. We also talk with Senior Reporter Cory Weinberg about Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Canva's AI growth speed bumps, and we get into ByteDance's AI model strategy with Juro Osawa. Lastly, we speak to Co-Executive Editor Martin Peers about Warner Bros. Discovery’s drop in revenue and the Paramount-WBD merger facing government scrutiny. Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/the-briefing/softbanks-openai-backed-loan-highlights-risks-financing-strategy https://www.theinformation.com/articles/canva-hits-ai-speedbump-costs-chatgpt-competition https://www.theinformation.com/articles/dario-amodei-spread-anthropics-religion-stirred-silicon-valley Subscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: X: https://x.com/theinformation IG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/ Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:01 - Lyft CEO David Risher on AV Partnerships & Q2 Earnings 18:05 - Inside Dario Amodei’s Rise & Anthropic’s High-Stakes AI Race 31:01 - Canva’s Growth Slowdown & The AI Model Inference Cost Dilemma 35:26 - ByteDance Founder Bans AI Distillation to Avoid Washington Scrutiny 38:13 - Editor’s Cut: WBD-Paramount Merger Scrutiny & SoftBank’s OpenAI Financing Risks