Elon Musk is failing to convince people that Twitter is a town square, telling users what they can and can’t say for a laugh and charging $8 for the privilege (Adrienne LaFrance/The Atlantic)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
New York- and Bengaluru-based Amagi, a streaming video and ads infrastructure startup, raised a $100M+ Series F led by General Atlantic at a $1.4B valuation  —  Amagi, which offers cloud broadcast and targeted advertising software to scores of media and entertainment giants …

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Lyft faces 17 lawsuits across 11 states from drivers and passengers accusing the company of failing to protect its users from sexual and physical assault  —  Lyft is facing a fresh batch of lawsuits from drivers and passengers who say they were sexually and physically assaulted during rides …

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple plans to add a Clean Energy Charging feature to iOS 16 in 2022, optimizing iPhone charging times for when the power grid is using cleaner energy sources  —  iOS 16 is now available to iPhone users everywhere, but there are still many other new features coming this year.

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
JBL unveils Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, with customizable ANC and a charging case with a 1.45″ touchscreen, available for €249 outside the US in January 2023  —  Allegedly the ‘world’s first’ smart charging case for wireless earbuds  —  JBL has just announced the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds …

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Musk has pitched charging most or all users a subscription fee to use Twitter; internal estimates show the new Blue could actually lose Twitter money  —  Will he go through with it?  PLUS: Botched layoffs, how the new Blue could lose money, and more

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Square launches support for Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone to sellers in the US, available within its Square Point of Sale app for iOS on the iPhone XS or newer  —  Square today publicly launched support for Tap to Pay on iPhone to sellers across the U.S., enabling small merchants …