The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric aircraft across 26 states. Source

The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies. Source

Archer's countersuit comes four months after Joby sued its rival for alleged 'corporate espionage.' Source

Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs. Source

Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion. Source

Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply-chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD's actions "unprecedented and unlawful." Source

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted. Source