Here s what s on the Tuesday menu.
Is Lyft looking to sell itself, or raise more money? The Wall Street Journal reports that the Uber rival has hired Frank Quattrone s Qatalyst Partners, which is known for helping tech companies find buyers.
SolarCity forms special committee — two board members without Tesla ties — to review Tesla offer. (WSJ)
Google beats children s web privacy appeal, Viacom to face one claim: Class-action lawsuit had claimed that the companies illegally tracked the online activity of kids who played games on Nickelodeon s website.
Google managing traffic flow in cities? The Guardian takes a look at Alphabet s Sidewalk Labs aim to fix public transit.
HP Enterprise CTO Martin Fink is stepping down, and other organizational changes at HP Enterprise less than a year after the big split.
South Korea antitrust regulator says it s investigating Apple on some matters.
Uber and Lyft settle litigation over top executives.
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi criticizes Apple CEO Tim Cook for the fundraiser he s holding for Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan today.
Y Combinator s new project: It wants to build a city.
What is there to do besides waste time on Facebook? Facebook launches Featured Events recommendations in certain cities including San Francisco. The lists will be curated by humans.
Cisco to buy cloud security company CloudLock, a Massachusetts company, for $293 million. (Cisco press release)
Photo: Lyft s signature mustache. (Courtesy of Lyft)
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