Lyft discontinues pooled rides, one among a slate of product adjustments CEO David Risher has made since taking up in April (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)

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Lyft discontinues pooled rides, one among a slate of product adjustments CEO David Risher has made since taking up in April  —  Lyft Inc. is formally discontinuing shared rides, the most recent change the ride-hailing firm’s new chief government officer is making in a bid to revamp the platform to compete with Uber Applied sciences Inc.