AI

• OpenAI execs flagged concerns about Sam Altman before his ouster

• Google Pixel 8 users will miss out on this advanced AI feature

• Microsoft confirms Surface and Windows event for this month

Tech

• Reddit eyes late March debut on NYSE

• Amazon will no longer underwrite loans for sellers in its $140 billion Marketplace business

• LinkedIn says premium subscriptions bring in $1.7 billion

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Crypto

• Polygon Active Addresses Surge 60% in 30 Days

• Ethena becomes highest earning DApp in crypto

• Dogwifhat trader turns $1.8k into $11 million in 3 months

• Privasea has raised $5M in a Seed funding round backed by Binance Labs and others

• Stack has raised $3M in a Seed funding round led by Archetype

• Baanx [BXX] has raised $20M in a Series A funding round backed by Ledger and Tezos

• Firewall has raised $3.7M in a Pre-Seed funding round co-led by Breyer Capital, North Island and Hack VC

• Cosmology has raised $5M in a Seed funding round co-led by Lemniscap and Galileo

• Blackwing has raised $4.5M in a strategic funding round co-led by Hashed and Gumi Cryptos

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Sincerely,

Constantin Kogan

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