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Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Torpedo-bodied Hispano-Suiza Named Best of Show at 74th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
2025 Charitable Donations Surpass $4 Million PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A unique aero-inspired Hispano-Suiza was awarded the top prize at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. This year, 229 cars—including 55 international entries from 22 countries and 174 US entries from 31 states—pulled onto the competition field, and the car named Best of Show was a 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo shown by Penny and Lee Anderson Sr. of Naples, Florida. "This Hispano-Suiza ticks every possible box," said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. "The underpinnings are technically advanced. The body is meticulously hand-crafted, light, and lovely. It was, notably, commissioned by aperitif scion André Dubonnet, and he raced it in both the Targa Florio and Coppa Florio. "A later owner added pontoon fenders to the car, but the Andersons sought to return the car to its original form so you can see and truly appreciate its torpedo shape." Known as the "Tulipwood" Torpedo, the car is in fact constructed of strips of mahogany, each individually carved to shape and joined to the inner ribs by 8,500 rivets. It reportedly weighed just 160 pounds when first built. Lee Anderson said it was all the wood that first attracted him to the car. "I like wood! I'm a wood boat antique collector. I started collecting them 40 years ago, before it became vogue-ish to do that. So I've always loved varnished wood, and when I saw this I said, 'My gosh! This is right in my wheelhouse. This is what I really like." Asked whether the win was expected, Penny exclaimed, "We had no idea, but we were dreaming about it!" This year's race for Best of Show featured several strong contenders, including the 1939 Maybach SW38 Spohn Sport Zweisitzer shown by Dana and Patti Mecum of Geneva Lake, Wisconsin; the 1933 Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Corsica Drophead Coupé shown by SBH of Riffa, Bahrain; and the 1956 Maserati 200SI Fantuzzi Open Sports Racer shown by Phillip Sarofim of Beverly Hills, California. The Pebble Beach Concours has already raised more than $4 million for charity this year, bringing the event's total charitable donations to over $45 million to date. Through Pebble Beach Company Foundation, these funds will benefit nearly 100 local nonprofits and impact the lives of more than 10,000 children annually. The 75th Celebration of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will be held at The Lodge at Pebble Beach on August 16, 2026, and will feature the marque of Ferrari and the coachbuilder Vignale. The event will also be celebrating the automotive history that has been made at Pebble Beach, with curated classes for Pebble Beach Road Racing greats and a very special gathering that pays tribute to iconic groups of cars first brought together at the Pebble Beach Concours. More details and features will be announced this fall. For more information on the Pebble Beach Concours visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Sign in to access your portfolio
Car and Driver
a day ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
A Stellar Hispano-Suiza Takes Best of Show at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
A 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo was just deemed Best of Show, the top honor among the billions of dollars' worth of exclusive vintage vehicles displayed at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The car is owned by Penny and Lee Anderson of Naples, Florida, who purchased it three years ago at the Sotheby's auction right in Pebble Beach. "The people who represented the sale of this car said it was a potential Pebble Beach winner, and they were right," Lee Anderson told Car and Driver from the judges' stand, moments after receiving the designation. Car and Driver The yacht-like, mahogany-bodied, aluminum-riveted, torpedo-shaped sporting cruiser just emerged from a two-year restoration less than a week ago—using vintage wood—and was shipped directly to the concours. "If you're into collecting classics, we all know these wood-bodied cars, and this one hasn't been shown before," Anderson says. "How many do you see?" Our Very Unofficial 2025 Picks Our Editors Choose Favorites at Monterey Car Week When asked what drew them to the car, Anderson says, "It's just a beautiful piece of furniture." This car demonstrates an ongoing commitment to honoring unique interwar classic cars at Pebble, which has long granted this prestigious award to meticulously restored coachbuilt vehicles created during the 1920s and 1930s. Marc Urbano | Car and Driver "This is just a very distinctive car with an extraordinary level of craftsmanship," said Ken Gross, a venerable author, curator, and concours judge who has worked for decades in the world of classic cars. "One couldn't even imagine building a car like that today." This adherence to form in the Best of Show selection signifies that "traditions here at Pebble Beach will continue," Gross says. "Cars like this remain the pinnacle of elegance, like Old Masters paintings." However much this selection perpetuates the status quo, special vehicles like this—especially ones that have not been readily seen in decades—can continue to inform our deeper understanding of the significance of the automobile in a world that has largely been shaped by it. But the larger narrative at the grand, if at times overwhelming, celebration of car culture that is the annual Monterey Car Week, is the way in which affection for the automobile's mechanical, technological, and sculptural achievements is one of the few things in our contentious world upon which we can all, perhaps, find common ground. Brett Berk Contributing Editor Brett Berk (he/him) is a former preschool teacher and early childhood center director who spent a decade as a youth and family researcher and now covers the topics of kids and the auto industry for publications including CNN, the New York Times, Popular Mechanics and more. He has published a parenting book, The Gay Uncle's Guide to Parenting, and since 2008 has driven and reviewed thousands of cars for Car and Driver and Road & Track, where he is contributing editor. He has also written for Architectural Digest, Billboard, ELLE Decor, Esquire, GQ, Travel + Leisure and Vanity Fair. Read full bio
Business Wire
06-08-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
DDN Wins Prestigious Award for the Most Innovative Customer Implementation at FMS: The Future of Memory and Storage
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DDN, the global leader in AI and data intelligence solutions, proudly announces that it has received a Best in Show honor at FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage for the Most Innovative Customer Implementation—recognizing the company's continued leadership in advancing the performance, scalability, and efficiency of AI and data-intensive environments. The prestigious award underscores DDN's unmatched ability to deliver innovation across both technology and customer success, especially in the era of generative AI, where storage performance and data movement are critical to business outcomes. The Best of Show for the Most Innovative Customer Implementation award was presented to DDN for its work with CINECA, one of the world's premier supercomputing centers. At the heart of the collaboration is CINECA's groundbreaking nuclear research—paving the way for clean, safe, and sustainable energy that is foundational to the future of AI and our planet. Leveraging the DDN Data Intelligence Platform, CINECA is also advancing pioneering medical discoveries, enhancing early warning systems for natural disasters, and supporting efforts to digitally restore and preserve cultural heritage. This award underscores how DDN is eliminating data bottlenecks, accelerating time to insight, and enabling critical global research across hybrid HPC and AI environments. 'The real challenge in AI isn't compute—it's moving and managing data fast enough to keep up,' said Sven Oehme, Chief Technology Officer at DDN. 'This recognition underscores the innovation we've brought to bear in real-world deployments—solving for the bottlenecks that stall AI at scale. From national labs to global enterprises, our platforms are eliminating GPU waste, accelerating AI pipelines, and delivering measurable outcomes across science, healthcare, and industry. We're proud to help customers turn infrastructure into insight faster than ever before.' 'Nuclear fusion is increasingly being considered as a viable source of clean, limitless energy to solve the world's increasing needs for energy security and sufficiency,' said Jay Kramer, Chair of the Awards Program and President of Network Storage Advisors Inc. 'We are proud to recognize Cineca, Italy's national supercomputing center and one of Europe's most powerful AI/ HPC facilities partnered with the DDN Data Intelligence Platform. The DDN solution delivers sub-millisecond latency and TBs throughout for real-time plasma simulation and modeling, along with real-time metadata indexing. This ensures that simulations run continuously and efficiently. DDN provides built-in multi-tenancy, encryption, and a fault-tolerant architecture so that Cineca can scale securely from terabytes to exabytes, supporting thousands of compute units without compromising reliability.' Held annually in the heart of Silicon Valley, FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage is the world's premier event for storage, memory, and high-speed data infrastructure. The 'Best of Show' awards represent the highest recognition for product and customer innovation in the space, spotlighting technologies that are reshaping the future of computing. For more information about DDN and its award-winning solutions, please visit About DDN DDN is the world's leading AI and data intelligence company, empowering organizations to maximize the value of their data with end-to-end HPC and AI-focused solutions. Its customers range from the largest global enterprises and AI hyperscalers to cutting-edge research centers, all leveraging DDN's proven data intelligence platform for scalable, secure, and high-performance AI deployments that drive 10x returns. Follow DDN: LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage, produced by Conference ConCepts, is the premier global event showcasing cutting-edge developments in multi-billion-dollar high-speed memory and storage technologies. As the world's largest conference and exhibition in this sector, FMS highlights mainstream applications, breakthrough innovations, key enabling technologies, and the full spectrum of players—from leading vendors to disruptive startups. This event spans critical application areas including AI, enterprise data centers, high-performance computing, mobile devices at the edge, and embedded systems. FMS serves as a dynamic hub where technology professionals, executive leaders, customers, cloud providers, hyperscaler companies, and industry analysts converge to explore the evolving landscape of memory and storage. With a renewed commitment to inclusivity and innovation, FMS is shaping the future of storage—especially at its intersection with artificial intelligence.
Cision Canada
23-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Magic EdTech Celebrates 35 Years of 'Digital Learning for Everyone'
NEW YORK, July 23, 2025 /CNW/ -- Magic EdTech, a pioneer in digital learning, proudly marks its 35th anniversary. Founded in 1989 with the clear mission of 'Digital Learning for Everyone', Magic EdTech has evolved from textbook digitization into a global force of more than 1,300 specialists across India, the US, and the UK—skilled at solving challenges for publishers, edtech companies, schools, and higher education institutions. A Vision Beyond Technology "Thirty-five years is more than a milestone. It's proof that when you put learners first, you stay relevant," said Acky Kamdar, CEO of Magic EdTech. "We've built products that evolve with the times, yet stay anchored in what matters: access, equity, and meaningful learning outcomes. At its core, Magic has focused on designing and building learning products & platforms that deliver better learning outcomes by effectively engineering technology." Over its 35 years, Magic leveraged technology only as a means to an end. As they saw several waves of technology come and go, the organization prides itself on staying true to its vision of putting learners first. Magic has successfully journeyed from launching its first interactive learning modules on CD-ROMs in the early 1990s to becoming a leader in cloud-based education. In 2014, Magic EdTech launched its flagship learning platform, MagicBox ®, that serves over 7 million learners worldwide. Since then, MagicBox has been recognized as a G2 Grid ® Leader, Publishing Software of the Year in 2024, and winner of Tech & Learning's Best of Show award at ISTELive 2025. Today, Magic is known as the market leader in Digital Accessibility services for the learning products and platforms, helping clients meet WCAG, ADA, and EAA standards at scale. Furthermore, as AI is becoming front and center of education, Magic partnered with technology giants like AWS and Google to deliver leading AI-based solutions and AI services to help clients stay relevant in hyper-competitive markets. Magic EdTech continues to offer a time-to-market advantage to clients through its out-of-the-box solutions, AI-based tech frameworks for Adaptive Assessments & Analytics, Data Management & Integration, GenAI Cloud Infrastructure Setup, Curriculum ID & Assessment Writing, and Translation Services. Magic has built long-term strategic relationships with several major players in the education sector. Their partners continue to outsource digital learning product and platform development to Magic as they discover emerging opportunities to serve their learners. "Magic prides itself in building a leadership team that inspires and motivates a large workforce of committed educators who serve and deliver on Digital Learning for Everyone. Our cultural fabric of bringing a growth mindset by innovating, collaborating, and celebrating has kept Magic EdTech at the forefront of building differentiated products and services, thus creating value for all of its stakeholders," commented Acky. Social Impact via Magic Pathshala Magic's CSR initiative, Magic Pathshala, is partnering with several NGOs, Public schools, and Foundations that are committed to providing education to children and communities who are underserved, esp. in India. It has already impacted over 2 million underserved learners through its partnerships. Besides engaging and working directly with NCR Delhi-based public schools, Magic has partnered with Lotus Petal Foundation, Just For Humanity, Udayan Care, Yuwa India Trust, and Khushi Foundation by Kapil Dev to expand its outreach into marginalized communities. Magic EdTech is a New York–based digital learning company with over 1,300 professionals globally. Magic provides end-to-end services in learning platform development, content engineering, accessibility, and AI enablement for edtech, publishing, K-12, higher education, and workforce learning.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
BROAD ARROW ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL LAS VEGAS AUCTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONCOURS AT WYNN LAS VEGAS
APPROXIMATELY 70 EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTOR CARS WILL BE AUCTIONED ON OCTOBER 31 AT WYNN LAS VEGAS An iconic scene from the 2023 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas Best of Show winners at the 2024 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas Grosse Pointe, Michigan, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GROSSE POINTE, Michigan (July 11, 2025) – Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, adds to its growing fall auction calendar with the announcement of The Las Vegas Auction—held in partnership with Concours at Wynn Las Vegas. Occurring on Friday, October 31, 2025, Broad Arrow's Las Vegas Auction will feature approximately 70 highly desirable collector cars and is expected to be a cornerstone event of the weekend. Returning for a fourth consecutive year, Concours at Wynn Las Vegas will feature an expanded showcase of more than 250 unique automobiles within four judged and non-judged pillars on the greens of Wynn Golf Club. Events start on October 31 and run through November 2, 2025. 'We are thrilled to partner with Concours at Wynn Las Vegas and look forward to being an integral part of the weekend's calendar of events," said Barney Ruprecht, Vice President of Auctions for Broad Arrow. "Given the growing success of the event year over year, we anticipate client interest in the auction and Concours to be exceptional. Las Vegas is an outstanding auction location given its renowned status as a luxury destination and proximity to the many collector car communities in the region.' 'We're honored to host Broad Arrow's inaugural Las Vegas auction as part of this year's Concours at Wynn Las Vegas,' said Brian Gullbrants, Chief Operating Officer, Wynn Resorts North America. 'Broad Arrow's auction hosted at Wynn will deliver an extraordinary array of remarkable vehicles and underscores our commitment to delivering guests with moments that surprise and delight, resulting in a can't-miss experience.' The Las Vegas Auction will be one of three live auctions—in addition to Belgium and Switzerland—conducted by Broad Arrow throughout October/November and highlights the company's strategic global growth in Europe and continued expansion in the United States. The company will host its first-ever auction in Belgium, the Zoute Concours Auction, as part of Zoute Grand Prix Car Week on October 10, closely followed by the Zürich Auction on November 1 at the prestigious Dolder Grand Hotel in partnership with Auto Zürich, the international motoring show. These new auction events build on Broad Arrow's continued global success. Since its first sale in 2022, the auction house has held a strong track record in North America with its highly successful flagship Monterey Jet Center Auction, held in conjunction with Motorlux (2024 Results: $71.5 million, 85 percent sell-through rate), and flagship Amelia Auction, the official auction of The Amelia Concours d'Elegance (2025 Results: $61.7 million, 88 percent sell-through rate), alongside its annual single-marque Porsche Auction in partnership with Air|Water and multiple single-owner private collection sales. Broad Arrow has also seen strong success in Europe with its recent inaugural Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Auction in Italy, held in partnership with BMW AG. The two-day auction achieved €31.2 million in total sales with 78 percent of all lots sold. Additional information on The Las Vegas Auction is available at Further information on Concours at Wynn Las Vegas can be found at Initial consignments for the auction will be announced shortly, and collectors interested in consigning to or attending the auction are invited to speak with a Broad Arrow car specialist about this exciting debut on the international collector car calendar. Editor's Notes Photos: All images from recent editions of Concours at Wynn Las Vegas (Credit – Courtesy of Concours at Wynn Las Vegas). About Broad Arrow AuctionsBroad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, is a leading global collector car auction house. Founded in 2021 by highly experienced industry veterans, Broad Arrow offers exceptional quality cars to collectors and enthusiasts around the world. As the fastest growing auction house in its segment, Broad Arrow's flagship annual events include The Monterey Jet Center Auction, in conjunction with Motorlux in California, The Amelia Auction, as the official auction of The Amelia (Concours d'Elegance) in Florida, and The Porsche Auction, in conjunction with Air | Water by Luftgekühlt in California. Broad Arrow expanded its global footprint in 2023, with renowned car specialists joining the team in the UK and Europe. Broad Arrow launched its first auction in Europe in May 2025 as the new official auction house of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy in partnership with BMW AG. Broad Arrow now expands its global auction footprint with three new auctions in 2025 to be held during Zoute Grand Prix in Belgium, Auto Zürich in Switzerland, and Concours at Wynn Las Vegas in the United States. Learn more at and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. About Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY) Hagerty is an automotive enthusiast brand committed to saving driving and to fueling car culture for future generations. The company is a leading provider of specialty vehicle insurance, expert car valuation data and insights, live and digital car auction services, immersive events and automotive entertainment custom made for the 67 million Americans who self-describe as car enthusiasts. Hagerty also operates in Canada and the U.K. and is home to Hagerty Drivers Club, a community of over 875,000 who can't get enough of cars. For more information, please visit or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn. About Wynn Las VegasWynn Resorts is the recipient of more Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Awards than any other independent hotel company in the world and in 2025 was once again honored on FORTUNE Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list. Wynn and Encore Las Vegas have two luxury hotel towers with a total of 4,748 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas. The resort features approximately 196,000 square feet of casino space, 22 signature dining experiences, 10 bars, two award-winning spas, approximately 560,000 rentable square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 174,000 square feet of retail space as well as two showrooms, two nightclubs, a beach club, and recreation and leisure facilities, including Wynn Golf Club, an 18-hole championship golf course. For more information on Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, visit Forward-Looking Statements - This press release contains statements that constitute 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements provided, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including those regarding Hagerty's future operating results and financial position, Hagerty's business strategy and plans, products, services, and technology implementations, market conditions, growth and trends, expansion plans and opportunities, and Hagerty's objectives for future operations. The words 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'envision,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'plan,' 'predict,' 'project,' 'target,' 'potential,' 'will,' 'would,' 'could,' 'should,' 'continue,' 'ongoing,' 'contemplate,' and similar expressions, and the negative of these expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Hagerty has based these forward-looking statements largely on current expectations about future events, which may not materialize. Actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, Hagerty's ability to: (i) compete effectively within our industry and attract and retain our insurance policyholders and paid Hagerty Drivers Club ('HDC') subscribers; (ii) maintain key strategic relationships with our insurance distribution and underwriting carrier partners; (iii) prevent, monitor, and detect fraudulent activity; (iv) manage risks associated with disruptions, interruptions, outages or other issues with our technology platforms or our use of third-party services; (v) accelerate the adoption of our membership and marketplace products and services, as well as any new insurance programs and products we offer; (vi) manage the cyclical nature of the insurance business, including through any periods of recession, economic downturn or inflation; (vii) address unexpected increases in the frequency or severity of claims, and (viii) comply with the numerous laws and regulations applicable to our business, including state, federal and foreign laws relating to insurance and rate increases, privacy, the internet, and accounting matters. The forward-looking statements herein represent the judgment of Hagerty as of the date of this release and Hagerty disclaims any intent or obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise. This press release should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Hagerty's other press releases, reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Understanding the information contained in these filings is important in order to fully understand Hagerty's reported financial results and its business outlook for future periods. Attachments An iconic scene from the 2023 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas Best of Show winners at the 2024 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas CONTACT: Ian Kelleher Broad Arrow Auctions 917-971-4008 ikelleher@ Meghan McGrail Broad Arrow Auctions 519-365-8750 mmcgrail@
