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Aston Martin Turns Its 1,064-HP Valhalla Into A Roofless 217 MPH Rocket

Aston Martin has pulled the cover (or more specifically, the roof) off the Valhalla to create the Valhalla Spider. All the better way to enjoy the sonorous Mercedes-AMG V8 singing over its triple electric motor accompaniment.

Built around a slightly heavier carbon-fiber monocoque (1,680 kg / 3,704 lbs dry, or 25 kg / 55 lbs more than the coupe), the Valhalla Spider retains the dramatic silhouette and signature forward-hinged dihedral doors of its fixed-roof sibling while opening up an unfiltered auditory and visceral experience. Removing the roof naturally messes with the aerodynamics, to which the engineers crafted a wind deflector that gracefully channels turbulent air around the cabin occupants. Additionally, the roof snorkel now sits slightly taller than the coupe's intake to ensure the mid-mounted engine gets the most oxygen it needs.

The powertrain hasn't changed, but there's no need to mess with something this good. The setup pairs...

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How to Build an AI Second Brain That Preserves Evidence and Context

I started with a practical problem: the periods when I most needed a record of my decisions were often the periods when I had the least time to write one. Meetings, email and messages already left traces. I wanted those traces to remain usable after a conversation with an AI

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From Trading Screens to Football Stadiums: How Fintech Is Rethinking Customer Engagement

What happens when a trading app decides its customer experience shouldn't end at the screen? For years, the relationship between sports and financial services has been predictable. A financial company sponsors a football team or league. Its logo appears on stadium advertising, television broadcasts, and promotional campaigns. Millions

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Upwind Raises $400M Series C at $3.8B Valuation as Revenue Quadruples in 2026

Upwind Security has closed a $400 million Series C funding round at a $3.8 billion valuation, according to information shared directly with this writer. The financing marks a significant step forward for the cloud and AI security company as enterprises reassess how they protect increasingly complex infrastructure. The company,

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Overgrowth in your product garden? Send in the goats

By Nina van der Behr, VP of Product at Learnosity Let me tell you about the time I became a goatherd. Bear with me because it’ll be a product analogy further on. It’s also 100% true. After becoming a homeowner for the first time and moving from Sydney

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How to Build an AI Second Brain That Preserves Evidence and Context

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Upwind Raises $400M Series C at $3.8B Valuation as Revenue Quadruples in 2026

Overgrowth in your product garden? Send in the goats