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.

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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