Gm. Monday's poll was an absolute bloodbath with NYC winning the way.

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For this week's poll, we have a very important question:

FRESH POWDER

Looking at three startups that recently topped up their coffers. Congrats!

TWITTER

Enter Twitter Payments

Elon's quest to make money from Twitter has been...interesting.

Whether it's the crazy amount of layoffs or the Twitter Blue side mission, Twitter's been must-see TV since Elon's takeover.

Now, the show is moving on to its next act:

Elon wants to turn Twitter into a payments app.

The Plan

Elon has big plans for Twitter payments. He wants you to be able to tip creators, buy stuff directly on Twitter, and send money to other people.

In Elon's dream world, we'll soon be going "Amazon? Nahhhh, I'll just use Twitter" and "don't Venmo me bro, just Tweet me".

Yeah, that's going to take some getting used to, and because of regulatory challenges, it's going to be a while before it comes to fruition.

The Everything App

The pivot to payments is a return to Elon's roots, who famously founded X.com, an online bank that eventually became PayPal.

But, it's also the next step in Elon's grand vision of turning Twitter into an "everything app" similar to China's WeChat.

Elon wants Twitter to be an app where people talk, shitpost, make payments, and buy stuff.

Basically, an app where you never have to leave.

It's a sound plan in today's world of ever-increasing competition and perpetually decreasing attention spans, but is it possible?

We'll just have to wait and find out.

QUICK HITS

Seed Round

Stat: 15 years: That's how long Jonathan Kanter, the DOJ assistant attorney general for antitrust and the litigator of the new antitrust suit against Google, has been planning this lawsuit. Sheesh, this guy is dedicated.

Story we're watching: Climate start-ups had a great 2022. With a unique mix of mission and opportunity for profit, climate tech seems to be recession-resilient and a vertical to watch in the coming years.

Rabbit hole: Cargo Airships Could Be Big (Eli Dourado)

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON

• The founder of Gmail thinks ChatGPT will lead to Google's downfall. 

• Apple might be releasing a foldable iPad soon.

• Get ready to kill the bugs in your house with laser guns.

• NASA is going to explore an asteroid that could be worth 70,000x the global economy.

THREE LIES AND A HEADLINE

News is so weird these days. Three of these headline are fake stories from The Onion while one is actually true. Can you spot the truth amongst the fakes?

A. Hollywood's Walk Of Fame Adds Single Star For All The Gregs

B. Biden Secures Nation Extra Trash Cans

C. Zelensky Calls On U.S. To Send Totally Psycho Marine

D. Inflation Leads A New Generation To The Bread-Making Machine

FOUNDERS CORNER

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THREE HEADLINES ANSWER

D.