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Lyft to buy taxi app Free Now for $200 million to expand into Europe

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U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft is buying European taxi app Free Now for $199 million .

The acquisition — Lyft's first in Europe — is expected to close in the second half of 2025 .

Once combined, the two companies will serve over 50 million combined annual users.

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