Digest #364
The big news this week is that Joby is "exploring a deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm at a valuation of around $5 billion." Joby is developing an all-electric, zero-emissions aircraft that takes off and lands vertically. The company has locations in Santa Cruz and Marina.

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