A federal judge trimmed Joby's trade-secret suit against Archer Aviation but let the core claim survive: that Archer and a former Joby executive misused proprietary info about an LA airport lease. The court also found a plausible threat of further misappropriation, keeping the case alive while tossing Archer's counterclaims over China ties and contract-chasing.

— via Hoodline, Eileen Vargas