Valleyboy is an independent technology publication run by a small team of developers who build for a living. We created this as a channel to reflect on what we observe in the industry — the tools, the trends, the noise, and occasionally the signal.
We cover AI, cloud infrastructure, developer tooling, and agentic software engineering. Our editorial voice is opinionated, sourced, and occasionally irreverent — but always grounded in what actually ships.
What we publish
Pulse — Curated AI/SWE news with editorial commentary
Vids — Technical talks worth your time
Pods — Podcast recommendations for builders
Repos — Open source projects gaining traction
Who we are
We are a team of software engineers based in the Netherlands. We build AI productivity tools, ship infrastructure, and write about what we learn along the way.
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Information we collect
Automatically collected
Standard web server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited, timestamps)
CloudFront access logs for performance monitoring
When you sign in
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When you subscribe to our newsletter
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How we use your information
To provide and maintain the website
To authenticate your identity for protected features
To send newsletters you have subscribed to
To serve relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
To analyze site performance and improve content
Third-party services
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Google AdSense — advertising
Your rights
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Data retention
We retain authentication data for the duration of your account. Server logs are retained for 90 days. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
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