/* Brand fonts, self-hosted (SIL Open Font License, see /fonts/OFL-*.txt).
   Space Grotesk is one variable file covering weights 400-700. */
@font-face {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk';
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400 700;
    font-display: swap;
    src: url('/fonts/space-grotesk-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono';
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-display: swap;
    src: url('/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-400-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono';
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-display: swap;
    src: url('/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-500-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
}

body, html {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

canvas {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

body {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.5;
    background-color: #000;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 10px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: #000;
}

    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
    }

.flex-box {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

    .flex-box .box-2 {
        width: 16.6666666667%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-3 {
        width: 25%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-4 {
        width: 33.3333333333%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-5 {
        width: 41.6666666667%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-6 {
        width: 50%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-7 {
        width: 58.3333333333%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-8 {
        width: 66.6666666667%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-9 {
        width: 75%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-10 {
        width: 83.3333333333%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .flex-box .box-12 {
        width: 100%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

.responsive-img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

.box-none {
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: 1s;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
}

.box-block {
    height: auto;
    opacity: 1;
    transition: height 0ms 0ms, opacity 600ms 0ms;
}

.display-none {
    display: none !important;
}

.display-block {
    display: block !important;
}

input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus {
    outline: none;
}

/*
header {
    padding: 15px 144px;
    background-color: #000;
}















*/



/* Container styling to make the header float */

    /* Aligning items inside the header */

    /* Logo Styling */


    /* Navigation Menu */





    /* Styling the 'Contact' link to look like the 'Get Started' button in the image */


    /* Dropdown Content Styling to match the new theme */

/* Utility class to hide dropdown */
.box-none {
    display: none !important;
}






/*------------------------------*/


footer {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center bottom, #4eccdb -400%, #000 50%);
    background-color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 200px 0;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

    footer a {
        color: #fff;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

        footer a:hover {
            color: #fff;
            padding-left: 5px;
        }

    footer .footer-top {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        max-width: 1200px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        justify-content: space-between;
    }

    footer .box-3 {
        flex: 0 0 25%;
        max-width: 25%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }

        footer .box-3 ul {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0;
            margin: 0;
        }

            footer .box-3 ul li {
                margin-bottom: 20px;
                letter-spacing: 0.5px;
                font-weight: 100;
            }

                footer .box-3 ul li:first-child {
                    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
                    font-weight: 600;
                    letter-spacing: 1px;
                    margin-bottom: 30px;
                    font-size: 16px;
                }

    footer .social-list li:not(:first-child) {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-right: 15px;
    }

    footer .social-list a:hover {
        padding-left: 0;
        opacity: 0.8;
    }

    footer .social-list a img {
        width: 24px;
        height: 24px;
    }

    footer .footer-bottom {
        max-width: 1200px;
        margin: 100px auto 0;
        padding: 50px 0 0;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        align-items: center;
    }

        footer .footer-bottom .box-item {
            flex: 0 0 50%;
            max-width: 50%;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

            footer .footer-bottom .box-item p {
                margin: 0;
            }

            footer .footer-bottom .box-item:last-child {
                text-align: right;
            }

.home-banner {
    width: 100%;
    height: 92vh;
    color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
}

    .home-banner .banner-inner {
        width: 1600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 54%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .home-banner .input-wrapper {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 750px;
        background-color: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.5);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
        border-radius: 24px;
        padding: 20px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-end;
        justify-content: space-between;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        transition: border-color 0.2s;
        margin: 0 auto;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }

        .home-banner .input-wrapper:focus-within {
            border-color: #52525b;
        }

    .home-banner textarea {
        background: transparent;
        border: none;
        color: #e4e4e7; /* Light gray text */
        font-size: 16px;
        font-weight: 400;
        outline: none;
        caret-color: #fff; /* The blinking cursor color */
        margin-right: 10px;
        height: 100px;
        resize: none;
        font-family: sans-serif;
    }

        .home-banner textarea::placeholder {
            color: #fff; /* Muted gray */
            font-weight: 500;
        }

    .home-banner .submit-btn {
        background-color: #fff; /* Muted gray circle */
        border: none;
        border-radius: 50%;
        width: 32px;
        height: 32px;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background-color 0.2s;
    }

        .home-banner .submit-btn:hover {
            background-color: #a1a1aa;
        }

        .home-banner .submit-btn svg {
            color: #18181b; /* Dark arrow color */
            width: 16px;
            height: 16px;
        }

    .home-banner h1 {
        font-size: 200px;
        margin: 0 0 30px;
        font-weight: bold;
        line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .home-banner h2 {
        font-size: 20px;
        margin: 0 0 10px;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
    }

.product-box {
    padding: 300px 0;
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #000;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

    .product-box h3 {
        font-size: 48px;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 40px;
    }

    .product-box .inner-box {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(350px, 1fr));
        gap: 24px;
        max-width: 1600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .product-box .item-box {
        position: relative;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: space-between;
        min-height: 420px;
        background-color: #050505;
        border: 1px solid #333333;
        border-radius: 32px;
        padding: 40px;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        overflow: hidden;
        transition: border-color 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
        z-index: 1;
    }

        .product-box .item-box::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: radial-gradient(circle at bottom center, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 60%);
            opacity: 0;
            transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
            z-index: -1;
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        .product-box .item-box:hover {
            border-color: #fff;
        }

            .product-box .item-box:hover::before {
                opacity: 1;
            }

        .product-box .item-box .content-wrapper {
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }

        .product-box .item-box .title {
            font-size: 18px;
            margin: 0 0 15px;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #fff;
            font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 0.5px;
        }

        .product-box .item-box .description {
            font-size: 14px;
            margin: 0;
            font-weight: 100;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
            line-height: 1.6;
            letter-spacing: 0.5px;
        }

        .product-box .item-box .btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            text-decoration: none;
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 12px;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            padding: 14px 28px;
            border: 1px solid #333333;
            border-radius: 100px;
            width: fit-content;
            background: transparent;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

            .product-box .item-box .btn span {
                margin-left: 8px;
                font-size: 16px;
                transition: transform 0.3s ease;
            }

            .product-box .item-box .btn:hover {
                background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
                color: #fff;
            }

                .product-box .item-box .btn:hover span {
                    transform: translate(2px, -2px);
                }

@keyframes pulse-glow {
    0% {
        transform: rotate(45deg) scale(0.8);
        opacity: 0.8;
    }

    50% {
        transform: rotate(45deg) scale(1.1);
        opacity: 1;
    }

    100% {
        transform: rotate(45deg) scale(0.8);
        opacity: 0.8;
    }
}

@keyframes float-cross {
    0% {
        transform: scale(1);
    }

    50% {
        transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    100% {
        transform: scale(1);
    }
}

.connect-company {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 0 0 200px;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
}

    .connect-company #space {
        width: 1100px;
        height: 700px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        display: block;
        opacity: 0.6;
        background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(70, 99, 8, 0.1), rgba(55, 99, 8, 0.1), rgba(1, 201, 230, 0.1), rgba(151, 196, 255, 0.1), rgba(151, 196, 255, 0.1));
        mask: radial-gradient(ellipse at top, black 20%, transparent 70%);
        -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(ellipse at top, black 20%, transparent 70%);
    }

    .connect-company .connect-inner {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        text-align: center;
        z-index: 10;
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

        .connect-company .connect-inner h3 {
            font-size: 48px;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff;
            margin: 0 0 15px 0;
            letter-spacing: -1px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 15px;
        }

        .connect-company .connect-inner p {
            font-weight: 100;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
            line-height: 2;
            letter-spacing: 0.5px;
            max-width: 500px;
            margin: 0 auto 60px;
        }

        .connect-company .connect-inner .btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            text-decoration: none;
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 12px;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            padding: 14px 28px;
            border: 1px solid #333333;
            border-radius: 100px;
            width: fit-content;
            background: transparent;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

            .connect-company .connect-inner .btn span {
                margin-left: 8px;
                font-size: 16px;
                transition: transform 0.3s ease;
            }

            .connect-company .connect-inner .btn:hover {
                background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
                color: #fff;
            }

                .connect-company .connect-inner .btn:hover span {
                    transform: translate(2px, -2px);
                }

        .connect-company .connect-inner h3 .aas-logo {
            width: 50px;
            height: 50px;
            color: #fff;
            margin-right: 15px;
            overflow: visible;
        }

            .connect-company .connect-inner h3 .aas-logo .outer-shards {
                transform-origin: center;
                animation: spin-slow 20s linear infinite;
            }

            .connect-company .connect-inner h3 .aas-logo .inner-cross {
                transform-origin: center;
                animation: float-cross 4s ease-in-out infinite;
                opacity: 0.9;
            }

            .connect-company .connect-inner h3 .aas-logo .core-diamond {
                transform-origin: center;
                animation: pulse-glow 3s ease-in-out infinite;
                fill: #fff;
            }

        .connect-company .connect-inner h3:hover .outer-shards {
            animation-duration: 5s;
        }

        .connect-company .connect-inner h3:hover .core-diamond {
            fill: #01c9e6;
        }

.home-blog {
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 200px 0;
}

    .home-blog .inner-box {
        max-width: 1200px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .home-blog .item-box {
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        padding: 40px 0;
    }

        .home-blog .item-box img {
            border-radius: 24px;
        }


    /* article thumbnails take the same width, whatever the image's own size */
    .home-blog .item-box { gap: 40px; }
    .home-blog .item-box .box-1 { flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; }
    .home-blog .item-box .aas-news-thumb { flex: 0 1 500px; }
    .home-blog .item-box .aas-news-thumb img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .home-blog .item-box .aas-news-thumb { flex-basis: 100%; }
}

    .home-blog h4,
    .home-blog .aas-news-heading {
        font-size: 48px;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 40px;
    }

    .home-blog .title {
        font-size: 18px;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #fff;
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    }

    .home-blog .description {
        font-size: 14px;
        margin: 0 0 60px;
        font-weight: 100;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        line-height: 1.6;
        letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    }

    .home-blog .btn {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        text-decoration: none;
        color: #fff;
        font-size: 12px;
        font-weight: 700;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        padding: 14px 28px;
        border: 1px solid #333333;
        border-radius: 100px;
        width: fit-content;
        background: transparent;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

        .home-blog .btn span {
            margin-left: 8px;
            font-size: 16px;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        .home-blog .btn:hover {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            color: #fff;
        }

            .home-blog .btn:hover span {
                transform: translate(2px, -2px);
            }

.ai-ml-box {
    position: relative;
    top: -86px;
    left: 0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

    .ai-ml-box a-hole {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

        .ai-ml-box a-hole:before {
            position: absolute;
            top: 50%;
            left: 50%;
            z-index: 2;
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 100%, transparent 30%, black 50%);
            transform: translate3d(-50%, -50%, 0);
            content: "";
        }

        .ai-ml-box a-hole:after {
            position: absolute;
            top: 50%;
            left: 50%;
            z-index: 5;
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 75%, #080808 5%, transparent 75%);
            mix-blend-mode: overlay;
            transform: translate3d(-50%, -50%, 0);
            content: "";
        }

        .ai-ml-box a-hole canvas {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
        }

    .ai-ml-box .inner-box {
        width: 700px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 54%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
        text-align: center;
        z-index: 111;
    }

        .ai-ml-box .inner-box h1 {
            font-size: 55px;
            color: #fff;
            margin: 0 0 0px;
            font-weight: bold;
            letter-spacing: 0.7px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            line-height: 1.5;
            margin: 0 0 15px;
        }

.service-list-description {
    max-width: 1600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 200px 0 300px;
}

    .service-list-description .inner-box {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(350px, 1fr));
        gap: 24px;
        max-width: 1600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .service-list-description h3 {
        font-size: 48px;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 100px;
    }

    .service-list-description .item-list {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: space-between;
        height: 300px;
    }

    .service-list-description .box-4 {
        padding: 60px 30px 0;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        height: 100%;
        width: 33.3333333333%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    }

    .service-list-description .box-6 {
        padding: 60px 30px 0;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        height: 100%;
        width: 50%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    }

    .service-list-description .icon {
        width: 32px;
        height: 32px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        stroke: #ffffff;
    }

    .service-list-description .title {
        font-size: 1.25rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
        line-height: 1.4;
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    .service-list-description .description {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        margin: 0;
        line-height: 1.6;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    }

    .service-list-description .aas-devel-lead {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
        max-width: 900px;
        margin: 0 0 24px;
        font-size: 1.05rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 1.8;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    }

    .service-list-description .aas-devel-quote {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
        max-width: 900px;
        margin: 0 0 60px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        font-style: italic;
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 1.7;
        color: rgba(128, 204, 204, 0.85);
    }

.engineering-banner {
    width: 100%;
    height: 92vh;
    color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
}

    .engineering-banner .inner-box {
        width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 40%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .engineering-banner h1 {
        font-size: 55px;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 0px;
        font-weight: bold;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
    }

    .engineering-banner h2 {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 2.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

.pricing-container {
    max-width: 1600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 100px 0 200px;
    /* 4. Specific Column Styling */
    /* Capabilities Icons */
}

    .pricing-container .inner-box {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(350px, 1fr));
        gap: 24px;
        max-width: 1600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .pricing-container h4 {
        font-size: 48px;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 100px;
    }

    .pricing-container .grok-table {
        width: 100%;
        border-collapse: collapse;
        text-align: left;
    }

        .pricing-container .grok-table thead th {
            /* Using light-gray with opacity for headers */
            color: rgba(227, 232, 255, 0.6);
            font-weight: 400;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            padding: 1rem 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(227, 232, 255, 0.15);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
        }

            .pricing-container .grok-table thead th:first-child {
                width: 40%;
            }

        .pricing-container .grok-table tbody tr {
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(227, 232, 255, 0.1);
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        }

            .pricing-container .grok-table tbody tr:hover {
                /* Subtle hover effect using brand color mixed with transparency */
                background-color: rgba(128, 204, 204, 0.05);
            }

            .pricing-container .grok-table tbody tr:last-child {
                border-bottom: none;
            }

        .pricing-container .grok-table tbody td {
            padding: 2rem 0;
            vertical-align: top;
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 300;
        }

    .pricing-container .col-model {
        padding-right: 2rem !important;
        /* "NEW" Badge styling */
    }

        .pricing-container .col-model .model-info {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 0.5rem;
        }

        .pricing-container .col-model .model-name {
            font-weight: 700; /* Bolder font for headers */
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 0.75rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            color: #fff;
        }

        .pricing-container .col-model .badge {
            font-size: 0.65rem;
            background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #4C6FFF, #214ECC); /* Using your blue gradient */
            color: #fff;
            padding: 4px 10px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(128, 204, 204, 0.3);
        }

        .pricing-container .col-model .model-desc {
            color: rgba(227, 232, 255, 0.8);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.5;
            max-width: 420px;
        }

    .pricing-container .col-caps .icons {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 12px;
    }

        .pricing-container .col-caps .icons svg {
            width: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            stroke: #E3E8FF;
        }

        .pricing-container .col-caps .icons .arrow {
            color: #80cccc; /* Accent color for arrows */
            font-size: 1.2rem;
        }

    .pricing-container .font-mono {
        font-family: sans-serif;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    }

        .pricing-container .font-mono .unit {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            color: rgba(227, 232, 255, 0.6);
            font-weight: 400;
        }

    .pricing-container .text-dim {
        color: rgba(227, 232, 255, 0.3);
    }

.cloud-banner {
    width: 100%;
    color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
}

    .cloud-banner .inner-box {
        width: 800px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 40%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .cloud-banner h1 {
        font-size: 55px;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 0px;
        font-weight: bold;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
    }

    .cloud-banner h2 {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 2.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

#canvas_container {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    top: -86px;
    text-align: center;
}

    #canvas_container .inner-box {
        width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 40%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    #canvas_container h1 {
        font-size: 55px;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 0px;
        font-weight: bold;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
    }

    #canvas_container h2 {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 2.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

.devops-banner {
    position: relative;
    top: -50px;
    text-align: center;
}

    .devops-banner .inner-box {
        width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 40%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .devops-banner h1 {
        font-size: 55px;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 0px;
        font-weight: bold;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
    }

    .devops-banner h2 {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 2.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

.connect-service-banner {
    position: relative;
    top: -86px;
    text-align: center;
}

    .connect-service-banner .inner-box {
        width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .connect-service-banner h1 {
        font-size: 55px;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 0px;
        font-weight: bold;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
    }

    .connect-service-banner h2 {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 2.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

.uxdesign-banner {
    position: relative;
    top: -86px;
    text-align: center;
}

    .uxdesign-banner .inner-box {
        width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .uxdesign-banner h1 {
        font-size: 55px;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 0px;
        font-weight: bold;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
    }

    .uxdesign-banner h2 {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 2.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

.galaxy-banner {
    text-align: center;
}

    .galaxy-banner .inner-box {
        width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 50%;
        margin-right: -50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .galaxy-banner h1 {
        font-size: 55px;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 0 0px;
        font-weight: bold;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
    }

    .galaxy-banner h2 {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.7px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 2.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

.store-banner {
    background-color: rgba(128, 204, 204, 0.4);
    padding: 80px 144px 200px;
    color: #000;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 300px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 300px;
}

    .store-banner h1 {
        font-size: 40px;
        font-weight: bold;
        margin: 100px 0 30px;
        line-height: 1.4;
        text-transform: capitalize;
    }

    .store-banner h2 {
        font-size: 20px;
        font-weight: 400;
        margin: 0;
        line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .store-banner img {
        width: 550px;
        margin: 0 0 0 auto;
    }

.outsource-banner {
    background-color: #101314;
    padding: 150px 0;
    text-align: center;
}

    .outsource-banner .flex-box {
        width: 1000px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .outsource-banner h1 {
        font-size: 70px;
        -webkit-text-stroke: 1px #fff;
        color: transparent;
        margin: 0 0 40px;
    }

    .outsource-banner h2 {
        font-size: 24px;
        font-weight: 300;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0;
    }

.marketing-box {
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh;
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    width: 100%;
    background-image: url(../images/enterprise_banner.svg);
}

    .marketing-box .box {
        position: absolute;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        z-index: 3;
    }

    .marketing-box .box1 {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(76, 111, 255) 5%, rgb(255, 42, 208) 40%, rgb(255, 143, 42) 85%);
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(76, 111, 255) 5%, rgb(255, 42, 208) 40%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 85%);
        clip-path: circle(0px at 100% 100%);
    }

    .marketing-box .box2 {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(76, 111, 255) 5%, rgb(255, 42, 208) 40%, rgb(255, 143, 42) 85%);
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(255, 143, 42) 5%, rgb(255, 42, 208) 40%, rgb(76, 111, 255) 85%);
        clip-path: circle(0px at 0% 0%);
    }

    .marketing-box h2, .marketing-box h1, .marketing-box h3 {
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 200px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        margin: 0;
    }

    .marketing-box h2 {
        color: #fff;
    }

    .marketing-box h1 {
        color: #000;
    }

    .marketing-box h3 {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(76, 111, 255) 5%, rgb(255, 42, 208) 40%, rgb(255, 143, 42) 85%);
        display: inline-block;
        -webkit-background-clip: text;
        -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    }

.pricing-box {
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    width: 100%;
    background-image: url(../images/enterprise_banner.svg);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 230px 0;
}

    .pricing-box .flex-box {
        width: 1400px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .pricing-box .table-1 {
        width: 100%;
        border-collapse: collapse;
    }

        .pricing-box .table-1 tr td {
            border: 1px solid #fff;
            padding: 10px 20px;
            font-weight: 300;
            text-align: center;
            font-size: 40px;
        }

        .pricing-box .table-1 tr th {
            padding: 20px;
            font-weight: 400;
            text-align: center;
            font-size: 18px;
            border: 1px solid #fff;
        }

        .pricing-box .table-1 tr td:first-child {
            text-align: left;
            font-size: 18px;
        }

        .pricing-box .table-1 tr:first-child td {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
            padding: 30px;
        }

    .pricing-box .table-2 {
        width: 100%;
        border-collapse: collapse;
        text-align: center;
    }

        .pricing-box .table-2 tr td {
            font-size: 18px;
            border: 1px solid #000;
            padding: 20px;
            font-weight: 300;
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
        }

        .pricing-box .table-2 tr th {
            padding: 20px;
            font-weight: 400;
            text-align: center;
            font-size: 18px;
            border: 1px solid #000;
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
        }

    .pricing-box .title {
        font-size: 40px;
        font-weight: 500;
        margin: 0 0 30px;
        line-height: 1.7;
        text-transform: capitalize;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .pricing-box .description {
        font-size: 24px;
        font-weight: 100;
        margin: 0 0 70px;
        line-height: 1.4;
        text-align: center;
    }

.news-item-page {
    background-color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 60px 20px;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

    .news-item-page .inner-box {
        max-width: 1100px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding-bottom: 40px;
    }

    /* Typography */
    .news-item-page .main-title {
        font-size: 3rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        margin: 20px 0;
    }

    .news-item-page .meta-data {
        color: #888;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .news-item-page .lead-text {
        font-size: 1.4rem;
        color: #ccc;
        line-height: 1.6;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .news-item-page .article-body p {
        line-height: 1.8;
        color: #e0e0e0;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    /* Image Styling */
    .news-item-page .featured-img {
        width: 100%;
        border-radius: 24px; /* Matches the rounded look in the image */
        border: 1px solid #333;
    }

    /* Button Styling (Matching your "Read More" button) */
    .news-item-page .btn {
        display: inline-block;
        padding: 12px 28px;
        border: 1px solid #444;
        border-radius: 50px;
        color: #fff;
        text-decoration: none;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        transition: background 0.3s;
    }

        .news-item-page .btn:hover {
            background: #111;
            border-color: #666;
        }

    .news-item-page .back-link {
        color: #888;
        text-decoration: none;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

        .news-item-page .back-link:hover {
            color: #fff;
        }

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .news-item-page .main-title {
        font-size: 2.8rem;
    }

    .news-item-page .lead-text {
        font-size: 1.3rem;
    }
}

/* Mobile View (Max 768px) */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .news-item-page {
        padding: 40px 15px;
    }

        .news-item-page .main-title {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
        }

        .news-item-page .meta-data {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
        }

        .news-item-page .lead-text {
            font-size: 1.15rem;
        }

        .news-item-page .article-body p {
            font-size: 1rem;
        }

        .news-item-page .featured-img {
            border-radius: 16px; /* Slightly smaller radius for mobile */
        }
}

/* Small Mobile View (Max 480px) */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .news-item-page .main-title {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    .news-item-page .btn {
        width: 100%; /* Make button full width on tiny screens */
        text-align: center;
    }
}

/* ****** AAS Devel Custom Style *****/


:root {
    --aas-devel-teal: #5FE3EA;
    --aas-devel-teal-dim: rgba(95,227,234,0.35);
    --aas-devel-line: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    --aas-devel-text-dim: #adadad;
    --aas-devel-watermark: rgba(255,255,255,0.045);
}

/* ================= HERO ================= */

.aas-devel-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 90vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 160px 24px 80px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

    .aas-devel-hero::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        z-index: 1;
        background:
            radial-gradient(ellipse 900px 500px at 88% 30%, rgba(160,240,245,0.16), transparent 60%),
            radial-gradient(ellipse 700px 400px at 60% 45%, rgba(70,190,200,0.10), transparent 65%);
        pointer-events: none;
    }

.aas-devel-hero-canvas {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.aas-devel-watermark {
    position: absolute;
    top: 30%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: min(15vw, 220px);
    color: var(--aas-devel-watermark);
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    z-index: 0;
    user-select: none;
}

.aas-devel-eyebrow {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    font-size: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.aas-devel-headline {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
    line-height: 1.35;
    max-width: 760px;
    color: #F2F3F4;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

    .aas-devel-headline .aas-devel-dim {
        color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
        font-weight: 400;
    }

/* --- capability strip --- */

.aas-devel-capstrip {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 920px;
    margin: 56px auto 0;
    padding: 26px 20px 0;
}

.aas-devel-capstrip-rail {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.aas-devel-rail-line {
    position: absolute;
    top: 19px;
    left: 6%;
    right: 6%;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(95,227,234,0.14);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.aas-devel-rail-shine {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 22%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--aas-devel-teal) 50%, transparent);
    animation: aas-devel-railShine 3.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes aas-devel-railShine {
    0%   { transform: translateX(-60%); opacity: 0; }
    12%  { opacity: 1; }
    85%  { opacity: 1; }
    100% { transform: translateX(480%); opacity: 0; }
}

@keyframes aas-devel-birth {
    0%   { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.25); }
    55%  { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.12); }
    100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}

.aas-devel-cap {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    width: 120px;
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

    .aas-devel-cap:focus-visible {
        outline: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
        outline-offset: 6px;
    }

    .aas-devel-cap .aas-devel-cap-label { transition: color .25s ease; }
    .aas-devel-cap:hover .aas-devel-cap-label { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

.aas-devel-cap-node {
    width: 38px; height: 38px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #0A0C0E;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    transition: border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
    animation: aas-devel-birth 0.7s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.3,1.15) both;
}

.aas-devel-cap:nth-child(1) .aas-devel-cap-node { animation-delay: .05s; }
.aas-devel-cap:nth-child(2) .aas-devel-cap-node { animation-delay: .2s; }
.aas-devel-cap:nth-child(3) .aas-devel-cap-node { animation-delay: .35s; }
.aas-devel-cap:nth-child(4) .aas-devel-cap-node { animation-delay: .5s; }
.aas-devel-cap:nth-child(5) .aas-devel-cap-node { animation-delay: .65s; }

.aas-devel-cap-node svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke: var(--aas-devel-teal); opacity: 0.9; }

.aas-devel-cap:hover .aas-devel-cap-node {
    border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(95,227,234,0.35);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.aas-devel-cap-label {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    color: #DCE0E3;
}

.aas-devel-hero .aas-devel-eyebrow,
.aas-devel-cap-label,
.aas-devel-cap-sub {
    text-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.95), 0 0 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
}

.aas-devel-cap-sub {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9.5px;
    color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

/* ================= SHARED ICON ANIMATIONS ================= */

@keyframes aas-devel-pulseDot  { 0%,100% { opacity: .3; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes aas-devel-barPulse  { 0%,100% { transform: scaleY(1); } 50% { transform: scaleY(.45); } }
@keyframes aas-devel-dashFlow  { to { stroke-dashoffset: -24; } }
@keyframes aas-devel-dotBlink  { 0%,100% { opacity: .15; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes aas-devel-layerGlow { 0%,100% { opacity: .35; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes aas-devel-spin      { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes aas-devel-ripple    { 0% { transform: scale(0.35); opacity: .9; } 100% { transform: scale(1.7); opacity: 0; } }
@keyframes aas-devel-flowUp    { 0% { transform: translateY(7px); opacity: 0; } 35% { opacity: 1; } 100% { transform: translateY(-9px); opacity: 0; } }
@keyframes aas-devel-typeBlink { 0%,100% { opacity: 0; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }

.aas-devel-icon-dot   { animation: aas-devel-pulseDot 1.8s ease-in-out infinite; transform-origin: center; }
.aas-devel-icon-dot:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: .3s; }
.aas-devel-icon-dot:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: .6s; }

.aas-devel-icon-bar   { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: bottom; animation: aas-devel-barPulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.aas-devel-icon-bar:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: .15s; }
.aas-devel-icon-bar:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: .3s; }
.aas-devel-icon-bar:nth-of-type(4) { animation-delay: .45s; }

.aas-devel-icon-wave  { stroke-dasharray: 5 3; animation: aas-devel-dashFlow 1.4s linear infinite; }

.aas-devel-icon-drop  { animation: aas-devel-dotBlink 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.aas-devel-icon-drop:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: .25s; }
.aas-devel-icon-drop:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: .5s; }

.aas-devel-icon-layer { animation: aas-devel-layerGlow 1.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
.aas-devel-icon-layer:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: .3s; }
.aas-devel-icon-layer:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: .6s; }

.aas-devel-icon-spin   { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; animation: aas-devel-spin 5s linear infinite; }
.aas-devel-icon-ripple { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; animation: aas-devel-ripple 1.9s ease-out infinite; }
.aas-devel-icon-flow   { animation: aas-devel-flowUp 1.9s ease-in-out infinite; }
.aas-devel-icon-flow:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: .45s; }
.aas-devel-icon-flow:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: .9s; }
.aas-devel-icon-cursor { animation: aas-devel-typeBlink 1s steps(1) infinite; }

/* ================= SERVICES SECTION ================= */

.aas-devel-services {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 90px 40px 130px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.aas-devel-services-head {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: #F5F6F7;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto 56px;
}

.aas-devel-services-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.aas-devel-svc-card {
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 26px 24px 24px;
    min-height: 300px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 0%, rgba(95,227,234,0.05), transparent 55%);
    transition: border-color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

    .aas-devel-svc-card:hover {
        border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
        transform: translateY(-3px);
    }

/* the whole card is the link to its practice page */
a.aas-devel-svc-card {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

    a.aas-devel-svc-card:hover {
        background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 0%, rgba(95,227,234,0.10), transparent 60%);
        box-shadow: 0 10px 40px -18px rgba(95,227,234,0.35);
    }

    a.aas-devel-svc-card:focus-visible {
        outline: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
        outline-offset: 4px;
        border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    }

    a.aas-devel-svc-card:hover .aas-devel-svc-title { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    a.aas-devel-svc-card:hover .aas-devel-svc-explore,
    a.aas-devel-svc-card:focus-visible .aas-devel-svc-explore {
        border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        background: rgba(95,227,234,0.1);
        color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    }

.aas-devel-svc-title {
    transition: color .25s ease;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16.5px;
    color: #F2F3F4;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.aas-devel-svc-desc {
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: 12.8px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
    max-width: 230px;
    margin: 0;
}

.aas-devel-svc-bottom {
    margin-top: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding-top: 18px;
}

.aas-devel-svc-icon {
    position: relative;
    width: 72px; height: 72px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    animation: aas-devel-birth 0.7s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.3,1.15) both;
}

    .aas-devel-svc-icon::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(95,227,234,0.4), rgba(95,227,234,0.08) 60%, transparent 75%);
        opacity: 0;
        transform: scale(.55);
        transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
    }

.aas-devel-svc-icon svg { position: relative; width: 44px; height: 44px; stroke: var(--aas-devel-teal); opacity: .95; }

.aas-devel-svc-card:hover .aas-devel-svc-icon::before { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }

.aas-devel-svc-explore {
    transition: border-color .25s ease, background-color .25s ease, color .25s ease;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);
    border-radius: 999px;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.6px;
    color: #F2F3F4;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(1) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .05s; }
.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(2) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .15s; }
.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(3) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .25s; }
.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(4) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .35s; }
.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(5) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .45s; }
.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(6) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .55s; }
.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(7) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .65s; }
.aas-devel-services-grid .aas-devel-svc-card:nth-child(8) .aas-devel-svc-icon { animation-delay: .75s; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .aas-devel-services-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .aas-devel-capstrip-rail { flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: 26px; justify-content: center; }
    .aas-devel-rail-line { display: none; }
    .aas-devel-cap { width: 30%; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .aas-devel-services-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .aas-devel-services { padding: 70px 20px 80px; }
    .aas-devel-hero { padding: 130px 20px 60px; }
}

/* ================= INDUSTRIES SECTION ================= */

.aas-industries {
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 40px 40px 140px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

.aas-industries-inner {
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.aas-industries-top {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto 56px;
}

    .aas-industries-top .aas-devel-services-head { margin: 0 0 16px; }

.aas-industries-intro {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68);
}

.aas-industries-list {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

.aas-industry {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 40px 56px minmax(0, 200px) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 380px);
    gap: 28px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 30px 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    transition: background-color .25s ease;
}

    .aas-industry:hover { background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 50%, rgba(95,227,234,0.06), transparent 70%); }

.aas-industry-num {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.aas-industry-icon {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    border-radius: 50%;
    transition: border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}

    .aas-industry-icon svg { width: 28px; height: 28px; stroke: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

.aas-industry:hover .aas-industry-icon {
    border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(95,227,234,0.18);
}

.aas-industry-name {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: #F5F6F7;
    transition: color .25s ease;
}

.aas-industry:hover .aas-industry-name { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

.aas-industry-desc {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
}

.aas-industry-tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 8px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

    .aas-industry-tags li {
        padding: 5px 12px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
        border-radius: 999px;
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 11.5px;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .aas-industry {
        grid-template-columns: 40px 56px minmax(0, 1fr);
        grid-template-areas:
            "num icon name"
            "num icon desc"
            "num icon tags";
        row-gap: 10px;
        align-items: start;
    }

    .aas-industry-num { grid-area: num; padding-top: 6px; }
    .aas-industry-icon { grid-area: icon; }
    .aas-industry-name { grid-area: name; padding-top: 12px; }
    .aas-industry-desc { grid-area: desc; }
    .aas-industry-tags { grid-area: tags; justify-content: flex-start; padding-top: 6px; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .aas-industries { padding: 20px 20px 90px; }
    .aas-industries-intro { font-size: 16px; }

    .aas-industry {
        grid-template-columns: 56px minmax(0, 1fr);
        grid-template-areas:
            "icon num"
            "name name"
            "desc desc"
            "tags tags";
        column-gap: 16px;
        padding: 26px 0;
    }

    .aas-industry-num { align-self: center; padding-top: 0; }
    .aas-industry-name { padding-top: 8px; font-size: 22px; }
    .aas-industry-tags li { white-space: normal; }
}

/* ================= AI / ML & MATHEMATICS PAGE ================= */

.ai-ml-box .inner-box h1.aas-devel-headline {
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.35;
    letter-spacing: normal;
    margin: 0;
}

.aas-ai-hero-sub {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 28px auto 0;
}

.aas-ai-section {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 110px 24px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    color: #F2F3F4;
}

.aas-ai-index {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
}

    .aas-ai-index::after {
        content: "";
        flex: 1;
        height: 1px;
        background: var(--aas-devel-line);
    }

.aas-ai-h2 {
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.15;
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 0 0 32px;
    color: #F5F6F7;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.aas-ai-lead {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 0;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
}

/* --- cards --- */

.aas-ai-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 56px;
}

.aas-ai-card,
.aas-ai-work {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 32px 28px;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 0%, rgba(95,227,234,0.05), transparent 55%);
    transition: border-color .25s ease;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

    .aas-ai-card:hover,
    .aas-ai-work:hover {
        border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    }

.aas-ai-card-num,
.aas-ai-work-tag {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.aas-ai-card-title,
.aas-ai-work-title {
    font-size: 21px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    color: #F2F3F4;
}

.aas-ai-card-desc,
.aas-ai-work-desc {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
}

.aas-ai-tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 24px 0 0;
    margin: auto 0 0;
}

    .aas-ai-tags li {
        padding: 5px 12px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
        border-radius: 999px;
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 12px;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
    }

/* --- matrix --- */

.aas-ai-matrix {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 56px;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    text-align: left;
}

    .aas-ai-matrix th {
        padding: 0 20px 16px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 12px;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
    }

    .aas-ai-matrix td {
        padding: 28px 20px 28px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
        vertical-align: top;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.55;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
    }

    .aas-ai-matrix tbody tr { transition: background-color .25s ease; }
    .aas-ai-matrix tbody tr:hover { background-color: rgba(95,227,234,0.04); }

    .aas-ai-matrix td.aas-ai-matrix-name {
        width: 20%;
        font-size: 17px;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #F2F3F4;
    }

    .aas-ai-matrix td.aas-ai-mono {
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 13px;
    }

/* --- method --- */

.aas-ai-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 28px;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 56px 0 0;
}

    .aas-ai-steps li {
        position: relative;
        padding-top: 28px;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    }

        .aas-ai-steps li::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            top: -4px;
            left: 0;
            width: 7px;
            height: 7px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        }

    .aas-ai-steps h3 {
        font-size: 20px;
        font-weight: 600;
        margin: 8px 0 12px;
        color: #F2F3F4;
    }

    .aas-ai-steps p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.6;
        margin: 0;
        color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
    }

.aas-ai-step-num {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
}

/* --- labs --- */

.aas-ai-labs {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 3fr 2fr;
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: end;
}

.aas-ai-disciplines {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

    .aas-ai-disciplines li {
        padding: 20px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
        font-size: 15px;
        color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
    }

        .aas-ai-disciplines li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line); }

        .aas-ai-disciplines li span {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 4px;
            font-size: 18px;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #F2F3F4;
        }

.aas-ai-quote {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 80px 0 0;
    padding-left: 24px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    font-size: 18px;
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(128,204,204,0.9);
}

    .aas-ai-quote cite {
        display: block;
        margin-top: 10px;
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 12px;
        font-style: normal;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
    }

/* --- shared practice-page variants --- */

.engineering-banner h1.aas-devel-headline,
.cloud-banner h1.aas-devel-headline,
.devops-banner h1.aas-devel-headline,
#canvas_container h1.aas-devel-headline,
.connect-service-banner h1.aas-devel-headline,
.uxdesign-banner h1.aas-devel-headline,
.galaxy-banner h1.aas-devel-headline {
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.35;
    letter-spacing: normal;
    margin: 0;
}

.engineering-banner .inner-box,
.cloud-banner .inner-box,
.devops-banner .inner-box,
#canvas_container .inner-box,
.connect-service-banner .inner-box,
.uxdesign-banner .inner-box,
.galaxy-banner .inner-box { width: 760px; z-index: 2; }

/* the star-warp canvas sizes itself from this container */
#canvas_container { height: 100vh; }

/* DevOps: the copy hangs just below the nav; the black hole is drawn lower down (70% of the canvas) */
.devops-banner .inner-box {
    top: calc(50px + var(--aas-nav-offset) + 16px);
    transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

/* the CustomSoftwareDevelopment hero had no positioning context of its own */
.galaxy-banner { position: relative; }

/* the AI hero is one screen tall (it used to take 100% of the body, which no longer works inside <main>) */
.ai-ml-box {
    height: 100vh;
    height: 100svh;
}

/* On short screens the hero copy must not slide under the fixed nav. Each hero keeps its usual position,
   or moves down just enough to clear the nav, whichever is lower. 86px is the upward shift of those heroes
   that start above the page top; --aas-hero-half is about half the height of the copy block. */
:root { --aas-hero-half: 170px; }

.ai-ml-box .inner-box { top: max(54%, calc(var(--aas-nav-offset) + 86px + var(--aas-hero-half) + 8px)); }

.engineering-banner .inner-box,
.cloud-banner .inner-box { top: max(40%, calc(var(--aas-nav-offset) + var(--aas-hero-half) + 8px)); }

#canvas_container .inner-box { top: max(40%, calc(var(--aas-nav-offset) + 86px + var(--aas-hero-half) + 8px)); }

.connect-service-banner .inner-box,
.uxdesign-banner .inner-box { top: max(50%, calc(var(--aas-nav-offset) + 86px + var(--aas-hero-half) + 8px)); }

.galaxy-banner .inner-box { top: max(50%, calc(var(--aas-nav-offset) + var(--aas-hero-half) + 8px)); }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    :root { --aas-hero-half: 195px; }
}

@media (max-width: 340px) {
    :root { --aas-hero-half: 215px; }
}

/* keeps hero copy readable over bright animation areas */
h1.aas-devel-headline,
.aas-ai-hero-sub {
    text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.9), 0 0 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
}

.aas-ai-grid--two { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }

.aas-ai-steps--three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); row-gap: 48px; }

.aas-ai-link {
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
}

    .aas-ai-link:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

/* --- responsive --- */

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .aas-ai-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .aas-ai-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); row-gap: 48px; }
    .aas-ai-labs { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .aas-ai-matrix thead { display: none; }
    .aas-ai-matrix, .aas-ai-matrix tbody, .aas-ai-matrix tr, .aas-ai-matrix td { display: block; width: 100%; }
    .aas-ai-matrix tr { padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line); }
    .aas-ai-matrix td, .aas-ai-matrix td.aas-ai-matrix-name { width: 100%; padding: 6px 0; border: 0; }
    .aas-ai-matrix td::before {
        content: attr(data-label);
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 2px;
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 11px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
    }
    .aas-ai-matrix td.aas-ai-matrix-name { padding-bottom: 10px; }
    .aas-ai-matrix td.aas-ai-matrix-name::before { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .ai-ml-box .inner-box,
    .engineering-banner .inner-box,
    .cloud-banner .inner-box,
    .devops-banner .inner-box,
    #canvas_container .inner-box,
    .connect-service-banner .inner-box,
    .uxdesign-banner .inner-box,
    .galaxy-banner .inner-box { width: calc(100% - 32px); }
    .aas-ai-hero-sub { font-size: 16px; }
    .aas-ai-section { padding: 72px 16px; }
    .aas-ai-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 40px; }
    .aas-ai-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; row-gap: 36px; }
    .aas-ai-lead { font-size: 16px; }
}

/* ================= ABOUT PAGE ================= */

.aas-about-hero {
    position: relative;
    height: 100vh;
    min-height: 560px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #000;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
}

    .aas-about-hero #neonCanvas {
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        display: block;
    }

    .aas-about-hero .inner-box {
        position: absolute;
        top: 40%;
        left: 50%;
        z-index: 2;
        width: 760px;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .aas-about-hero h1.aas-devel-headline {
        font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 1.35;
        margin: 0;
    }

/* --- at a glance --- */

.aas-about-facts {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    column-gap: 48px;
    margin: 56px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

    .aas-about-facts > div {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 24px;
        align-items: baseline;
        padding: 22px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    }

    .aas-about-facts > .aas-about-facts-wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

    .aas-about-facts dt {
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 12px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    }

    .aas-about-facts dd {
        margin: 0;
        font-size: 18px;
        line-height: 1.5;
        color: #F2F3F4;
    }

    .aas-about-facts .aas-ai-tags { padding: 0; margin: 0; }

        .aas-about-facts .aas-ai-tags li { padding: 0; }

        .aas-about-facts .aas-ai-tags a {
            display: block;
            padding: 6px 12px;
            color: inherit;
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        .aas-about-facts .aas-ai-tags li { transition: border-color .2s, color .2s; }

        .aas-about-facts .aas-ai-tags li:hover {
            border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
            color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        }

/* --- FAQ --- */

.aas-about-faq {
    max-width: 920px;
    margin-top: 56px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

    .aas-about-faq details {
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
        interpolate-size: allow-keywords;
    }

        .aas-about-faq details::details-content {
            height: 0;
            overflow: clip;
            transition: height .3s ease, content-visibility .3s allow-discrete;
        }

        .aas-about-faq details[open]::details-content { height: auto; }

    .aas-about-faq summary {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px;
        gap: 16px;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 26px 0;
        cursor: pointer;
        list-style: none;
    }

        .aas-about-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }

        .aas-about-faq summary:focus-visible {
            outline: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
            outline-offset: 4px;
        }

    .aas-about-faq-num {
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 13px;
        color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    }

    .aas-about-faq-q {
        font-size: 20px;
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 1.4;
        color: #F5F6F7;
        transition: color .2s;
    }

    .aas-about-faq summary:hover .aas-about-faq-q { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    /* hairline plus that turns into a cross when open */
    .aas-about-faq-icon {
        position: relative;
        width: 20px;
        height: 20px;
        transition: transform .3s ease;
    }

        .aas-about-faq-icon::before,
        .aas-about-faq-icon::after {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            top: 50%;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 1px;
            background: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        }

        .aas-about-faq-icon::after { transform: rotate(90deg); }

    .aas-about-faq details[open] .aas-about-faq-icon { transform: rotate(45deg); }

    .aas-about-faq-a {
        padding: 0 36px 30px 64px;
        font-size: 17px;
        line-height: 1.75;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
    }

        .aas-about-faq-a p { margin: 0 0 12px; }

        .aas-about-faq-a ul {
            margin: 0 0 12px;
            padding-left: 20px;
        }

        .aas-about-faq-a li { margin: 4px 0; }

        .aas-about-faq-a > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

        .aas-about-faq-a strong {
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #F2F3F4;
        }

        .aas-about-faq-a a {
            color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
        }

            .aas-about-faq-a a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .aas-about-faq details::details-content,
    .aas-about-faq-icon { transition: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .aas-about-facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .aas-about-hero .inner-box { width: calc(100% - 32px); }
    .aas-about-facts > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; padding: 18px 0; }
    .aas-about-facts dd { font-size: 16px; }
    .aas-about-faq summary { grid-template-columns: 32px minmax(0, 1fr) 16px; gap: 12px; padding: 22px 0; }
    .aas-about-faq-q { font-size: 17px; }
    .aas-about-faq-icon { width: 16px; height: 16px; }
    .aas-about-faq-a { padding: 0 0 24px 44px; font-size: 16px; }
}

/* ================= CONTACT (START A PROJECT) PAGE ================= */

.aas-contact {
    position: relative;
    padding: 190px 24px 140px;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 50% 0%, rgba(95,227,234,0.10), transparent 70%),
        radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 28px 28px,
        #000;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    color: #F2F3F4;
}

.aas-contact-head {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto 80px;
    text-align: center;
}

    .aas-contact-head h1.aas-devel-headline {
        font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 1.35;
        margin: 0;
        text-wrap: balance;
    }

.aas-contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 72px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* --- form --- */

.aas-contact-panel {
    padding: 48px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
    border-radius: 20px;
    background: rgba(10,14,15,0.82);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}

.aas-contact-form {
    display: grid;
    gap: 32px;
}

    .aas-contact-form[hidden] { display: none; }

.aas-contact-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 32px;
}

.aas-contact-field { display: grid; gap: 10px; min-width: 0; }

    .aas-contact-field label,
    .aas-contact-choices legend {
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 12px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
    }

        .aas-contact-field label span { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    .aas-contact-field input,
    .aas-contact-field textarea {
        width: 100%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 12px 0;
        border: 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22);
        border-radius: 0;
        background: transparent;
        color: #F5F6F7;
        font: inherit;
        font-size: 18px;
        line-height: 1.5;
        transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
    }

    .aas-contact-field textarea {
        min-height: 150px;
        resize: vertical;
    }

        .aas-contact-field input::placeholder,
        .aas-contact-field textarea::placeholder { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.38); }

        .aas-contact-field input:hover,
        .aas-contact-field textarea:hover { border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); }

        .aas-contact-field input:focus,
        .aas-contact-field textarea:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
            box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--aas-devel-teal);
        }

        .aas-contact-field [aria-invalid="true"] { border-bottom-color: #FF8A8A; }

.aas-contact-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
}

.aas-contact-error {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #FF8A8A;
}

    .aas-contact-error:empty { display: none; }

.aas-contact-count {
    margin: 0 0 0 auto;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

/* --- choice chips --- */

.aas-contact-choices {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    min-width: 0;
}

    .aas-contact-choices legend { padding: 0; margin-bottom: 14px; }

.aas-contact-chips {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
}

.aas-contact-chip {
    position: relative;
    cursor: pointer;
}

    .aas-contact-chip input {
        position: absolute;
        opacity: 0;
        width: 1px;
        height: 1px;
    }

    .aas-contact-chip span {
        display: inline-block;
        padding: 8px 16px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
        border-radius: 999px;
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
        transition: border-color .2s, color .2s, background-color .2s;
    }

    .aas-contact-chip:hover span { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); color: #fff; }

    .aas-contact-chip input:checked + span {
        border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        background: rgba(95,227,234,0.12);
        color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    }

    .aas-contact-chip input:focus-visible + span {
        outline: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
        outline-offset: 3px;
    }

/* --- honeypot --- */

.aas-contact-trap {
    position: absolute;
    left: -10000px;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* --- submit --- */

.aas-contact-submit {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 20px;
    padding-top: 8px;
}

.aas-contact-note {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 340px;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
}

.aas-contact-send {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 16px 30px;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(95,227,234,0.08);
    color: #F5F6F7;
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color .2s, border-color .2s;
}

    .aas-contact-send:hover { background: rgba(95,227,234,0.16); border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    .aas-contact-send:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal); outline-offset: 4px; }

    .aas-contact-send:disabled { opacity: .6; cursor: progress; }

.aas-contact-send-arrow { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); transition: transform .2s; }

.aas-contact-send:hover .aas-contact-send-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

.aas-contact-status {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 15px;
}

    .aas-contact-status:empty { display: none; }

    .aas-contact-status.is-error { color: #FF8A8A; }

/* --- sent --- */

.aas-contact-done {
    padding: 24px 0;
    outline: none;
}

    .aas-contact-done h2 {
        margin: 24px 0 12px;
        font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 32px);
        line-height: 1.25;
        text-wrap: balance;
    }

    .aas-contact-done p {
        margin: 0 0 24px;
        font-size: 17px;
        line-height: 1.7;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
    }

/* hairline circle with a check mark */
.aas-contact-done-mark {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
    border-radius: 50%;
}

    .aas-contact-done-mark::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        left: 18px;
        top: 14px;
        width: 10px;
        height: 18px;
        border-right: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
        transform: rotate(45deg);
    }

/* --- aside --- */

/* the three info blocks sit in one row under the form */
.aas-contact-aside {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 0.75fr);
    gap: 56px;
}

.aas-contact-h {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
}

.aas-contact-steps {
    display: grid;
    gap: 22px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

    .aas-contact-steps li {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 32px minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 12px;
    }

        .aas-contact-steps li > span {
            font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
            font-size: 13px;
            line-height: 1.6;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
        }

    .aas-contact-steps h3 {
        margin: 0 0 4px;
        font-size: 17px;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #F5F6F7;
    }

    .aas-contact-steps p {
        margin: 0;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.6;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68);
    }

.aas-contact-links {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

    .aas-contact-links li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line); }

    .aas-contact-links a {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        gap: 12px;
        padding: 14px 0;
        font-size: 15px;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color .2s;
    }

        .aas-contact-links a::after { content: "\2197"; color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

        .aas-contact-links a:hover { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

.aas-contact-email {
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #F5F6F7;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    transition: border-color .2s, color .2s;
}

    .aas-contact-email:hover { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .aas-contact-aside { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 32px; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .aas-contact-aside { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .aas-contact { padding: 140px 16px 96px; }
    .aas-contact-head { margin-bottom: 48px; }
    .aas-contact-panel { padding: 28px 20px; border-radius: 16px; }
    .aas-contact-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .aas-contact-field input, .aas-contact-field textarea { font-size: 16px; }
    .aas-contact-submit { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
    .aas-contact-send { justify-content: center; }
}

/* ================= NEWS ARTICLE ================= */

.aas-article {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 180px 24px 140px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    color: #F2F3F4;
}

.aas-article-back {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color .2s;
}

    .aas-article-back:hover { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

.aas-article-head .aas-devel-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 18px; }

.aas-article-head h1 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 52px);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    color: #F5F6F7;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.aas-article-sub {
    margin: 22px 0 0;
    font-size: 21px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
    text-wrap: pretty;
}

.aas-article-meta {
    margin: 26px 0 0;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
}

.aas-article-figure {
    margin: 48px 0;
}

    .aas-article-figure img {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
        border-radius: 16px;
    }

.aas-article-body {
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
}

    .aas-article-body p { margin: 0 0 26px; }

    .aas-article-body p:first-child {
        font-size: 21px;
        color: #F2F3F4;
    }

    .aas-article-body a {
        color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
    }

        .aas-article-body a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

.aas-article-foot {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
    margin-top: 48px;
    padding-top: 36px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

    .aas-article-foot .aas-contact-send { text-decoration: none; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .aas-article { padding: 130px 16px 96px; }
    .aas-article-sub { font-size: 18px; }
    .aas-article-figure { margin: 36px 0; }
    .aas-article-body { font-size: 17px; }
    .aas-article-body p:first-child { font-size: 18px; }
}

/* ================= PRACTICE PAGE HERO: START A PROJECT AND SCROLL CUE ================= */

/* the nav button's chevrons and lightning sweep, larger, with no launch sequence */
.aas-hero-cta {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 310px;
    min-height: 64px;
    margin-top: 34px;
    padding: 0 48px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: #F5F6F7;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

    .aas-hero-cta:hover { color: #fff; }

    .aas-hero-cta:focus-visible {
        outline: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
        outline-offset: 4px;
    }

.aas-hero-cta-lines {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent);
}

    .aas-hero-cta-lines svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

    .aas-hero-cta-lines polyline {
        fill: none;
        stroke: rgba(95,227,234,0.5);
        stroke-width: 1.2;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
        transition: stroke .3s ease;
    }

.aas-hero-cta:hover .aas-hero-cta-lines polyline { stroke: rgba(95,227,234,0.8); }

.aas-hero-cta-lines.is-shine {
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 50%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 50%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-size: 30% 100%;
    mask-size: 30% 100%;
    -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat;
    mask-repeat: no-repeat;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2px rgba(95,227,234,0.9));
    animation: aas-launch-sweep 3.4s ease-in-out .6s infinite both;
}

    .aas-hero-cta-lines.is-shine polyline,
    .aas-hero-cta:hover .aas-hero-cta-lines.is-shine polyline { stroke: #5FE3EA; }

.aas-hero-cta-label {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    text-shadow: 0 0 3px #000, 0 0 10px #000, 0 0 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
}

.aas-hero-cta-arrow {
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    transition: transform .25s ease;
}

.aas-hero-cta:hover .aas-hero-cta-arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* chevrons at the bottom of the hero that point to the content below */
.aas-scroll-cue {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 28px;
    z-index: 20;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 48px;
    height: 56px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    transition: opacity .4s ease, visibility .4s ease;
}

    .aas-scroll-cue svg {
        width: 26px;
        height: 32px;
        fill: none;
        stroke: currentColor;
        stroke-width: 1.4;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
        filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px rgba(95,227,234,0.6));
    }

    .aas-scroll-cue path { animation: aas-scroll-cue 1.8s ease-in-out infinite; }

        .aas-scroll-cue path + path { animation-delay: .22s; }

    .aas-scroll-cue:focus-visible {
        outline: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
        outline-offset: 2px;
        border-radius: 8px;
    }

    .aas-scroll-cue.is-hidden {
        opacity: 0;
        visibility: hidden;
    }

/* short portrait phones: keep the cue clear of the hero copy */
@media (max-height: 680px) and (orientation: portrait) {
    .aas-scroll-cue { bottom: 6px; height: 44px; }
}

@media (max-height: 600px) and (orientation: portrait) {
    .aas-scroll-cue { display: none; }
}

@keyframes aas-scroll-cue {
    0%, 100% { opacity: .2; transform: translateY(-3px); }
    50% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(3px); }
}

#overview { scroll-margin-top: var(--aas-nav-offset); }

/* landscape phones: the hero is one short screen, so tighten the copy and drop the scroll cue */
@media (max-height: 500px) and (orientation: landscape) {
    .ai-ml-box,
    .devops-banner,
    #canvas_container,
    .connect-service-banner,
    .uxdesign-banner { top: 0; }

    .ai-ml-box .inner-box,
    .engineering-banner .inner-box,
    .cloud-banner .inner-box,
    .devops-banner .inner-box,
    #canvas_container .inner-box,
    .connect-service-banner .inner-box,
    .uxdesign-banner .inner-box,
    .galaxy-banner .inner-box {
        top: calc(50% + 44px);
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    }

    .aas-scroll-cue { display: none; }
    .aas-devel-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 12px; }
    .ai-ml-box .inner-box h1.aas-devel-headline,
    .inner-box h1.aas-devel-headline { font-size: 22px; }
    .aas-ai-hero-sub { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; }
    .aas-hero-cta { min-height: 46px; margin-top: 12px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .aas-hero-cta { min-width: 270px; min-height: 58px; margin-top: 28px; font-size: 17px; }
    .aas-scroll-cue { bottom: 18px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .aas-hero-cta-lines.is-shine { display: none; }
    .aas-scroll-cue path { animation: none; opacity: .8; }
}

/* ================= LEGAL PAGES (PRIVACY POLICY) ================= */

.aas-legal {
    max-width: 880px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 180px 24px 140px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
}

    .aas-legal h1 {
        margin: 0;
        font-size: clamp(36px, 4.6vw, 56px);
        font-weight: 700;
        line-height: 1.1;
        letter-spacing: -0.5px;
        color: #F5F6F7;
    }

    .aas-legal h2 {
        margin: 0 0 18px;
        font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 30px);
        font-weight: 700;
        line-height: 1.25;
        color: #F5F6F7;
        text-wrap: balance;
    }

        .aas-legal h2 span {
            margin-right: 6px;
            font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
            font-size: 0.6em;
            font-weight: 500;
            vertical-align: 0.2em;
            color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        }

    .aas-legal h3 {
        margin: 40px 0 12px;
        font-size: 21px;
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 1.3;
        color: #F2F3F4;
    }

    .aas-legal h4 {
        margin: 28px 0 10px;
        font-size: 17px;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #F2F3F4;
    }

    .aas-legal p { margin: 0 0 18px; }

    .aas-legal ul,
    .aas-legal ol { margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 22px; }

    .aas-legal li { margin: 6px 0; }

    .aas-legal li::marker { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    .aas-legal strong { font-weight: 600; color: #F2F3F4; }

    .aas-legal code {
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 0.85em;
        color: #DCE0E3;
        overflow-wrap: anywhere;
    }

    .aas-legal a {
        color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
        text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
        overflow-wrap: anywhere;
    }

        .aas-legal a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    .aas-legal section {
        margin-top: 64px;
        scroll-margin-top: var(--aas-nav-offset);
    }

    .aas-legal h3[id] { scroll-margin-top: var(--aas-nav-offset); }

.aas-legal-head .aas-devel-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 18px; }

.aas-legal-meta {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
}

.aas-legal-head .aas-legal-meta {
    margin: 22px 0 0;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

.aas-legal-intro {
    margin-top: 40px;
    font-size: 18px;
}

.aas-legal-callout {
    padding: 20px 24px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--aas-devel-teal);
    border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
    background: rgba(95,227,234,0.06);
}

/* --- table of contents --- */

.aas-legal-toc {
    margin-top: 48px;
    padding: 28px 32px;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02);
}

    .aas-legal .aas-legal-toc-title {
        margin: 0 0 14px;
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 12px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    }

    .aas-legal .aas-legal-toc ol {
        columns: 2;
        column-gap: 40px;
        margin: 0;
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .aas-legal .aas-legal-toc ul {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 8px 28px;
        margin: 18px 0 0;
        padding: 16px 0 0;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
        list-style: none;
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .aas-legal .aas-legal-toc li { margin: 0 0 8px; break-inside: avoid; }

    .aas-legal .aas-legal-toc a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82); border-bottom-color: transparent; }

        .aas-legal .aas-legal-toc a:hover { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal-dim); }

/* --- supplemental notices start a new part --- */

.aas-legal section.aas-legal-part {
    margin-top: 96px;
    padding-top: 56px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

    .aas-legal-part .aas-devel-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }

    .aas-legal-part h2 { margin-bottom: 10px; }

    .aas-legal-part > .aas-legal-meta { margin-bottom: 24px; }

/* --- tables: rows become cards on phones --- */

.aas-legal-table-wrap { margin: 8px 0 24px; }

.aas-legal-table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

    .aas-legal-table th {
        padding: 0 14px 12px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 11px;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-align: left;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        vertical-align: bottom;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    }

    .aas-legal-table td {
        padding: 14px 14px 14px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
        vertical-align: top;
    }

        .aas-legal-table td:first-child { color: #F2F3F4; }

    .aas-legal-table--two td:first-child { width: 42%; }

/* --- contact details --- */

.aas-legal-contact {
    margin: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
}

    .aas-legal-contact > div {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 20px;
        padding: 14px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    }

    .aas-legal-contact dt {
        font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
        font-size: 12px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        line-height: 2.2;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    }

    .aas-legal-contact dd { margin: 0; color: #F2F3F4; }

/* contact form note: link to the policy */
.aas-contact-note a {
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-teal-dim);
}

    .aas-contact-note a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .aas-legal { padding: 130px 16px 96px; font-size: 16px; }
    .aas-legal-intro { font-size: 17px; }
    .aas-legal section { margin-top: 52px; }
    .aas-legal section.aas-legal-part { margin-top: 72px; padding-top: 44px; }
    .aas-legal-toc { padding: 22px 20px; }
    .aas-legal .aas-legal-toc ol { columns: 1; }
    .aas-legal-callout { padding: 16px 18px; }

    .aas-legal-table thead { display: none; }

    .aas-legal-table,
    .aas-legal-table tbody,
    .aas-legal-table tr,
    .aas-legal-table td { display: block; width: 100%; }

    .aas-legal-table tr { padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line); }

    .aas-legal-table td,
    .aas-legal-table--two td:first-child { width: 100%; padding: 4px 0; border: 0; }

        .aas-legal-table td::before {
            content: attr(data-label);
            display: block;
            font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
            font-size: 11px;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
        }

    .aas-legal-contact > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2px; }
}

/* ================= STATUS PAGES (404, errors) ================= */

.aas-status {
    min-height: 62vh;
    padding-top: 190px;
}

.aas-status-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 40px 0 0;
}

    .aas-status-links a {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 8px;
        padding: 10px 18px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22);
        border-radius: 999px;
        font-size: 15px;
        color: #F2F3F4;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease;
    }

        .aas-status-links a:hover { border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    .aas-status-links .aas-status-cta { border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal-dim); color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

.aas-status-request {
    margin: 32px 0 0;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .aas-status { padding-top: 130px; }
}

/* ================= SKIP LINK AND MAIN LANDMARK ================= */

/* hidden until a keyboard user tabs to it, then shown above the nav */
.aas-skip {
    position: fixed;
    left: 16px;
    top: 12px;
    z-index: 2000;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    color: #000;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    transform: translateY(-160%);
    transition: transform .2s ease;
}

    .aas-skip:focus { transform: none; }

main:focus { outline: none; }

/* ================= NAVIGATION ================= */

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

/* in-page targets land below the fixed header (its height plus breathing room) */
:root { --aas-nav-offset: 100px; }

#practices,
#industries,
#about-faq,
.aas-about-faq [id] { scroll-margin-top: var(--aas-nav-offset); }

header.aas-nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 16px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 1000;
    width: calc(100% - 48px);
    max-width: 1320px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: transparent;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    transition: background-color .3s ease, border-color .3s ease, backdrop-filter .3s ease;
}

    header.aas-nav.is-scrolled,
    header.aas-nav.is-open {
        background: rgba(12,12,12,0.72);
        border-color: var(--aas-devel-line);
        backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    }

.aas-nav-bar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 12px 20px;
}

.aas-nav-logo img {
    display: block;
    width: 165px;
}

.aas-nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 32px;
}

    .aas-nav-links a,
    .aas-nav-menu a {
        position: relative;
        font-size: 15px;
        color: #F2F3F4;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color .2s ease;
    }

        .aas-nav-links a:not(.aas-nav-cta):hover { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

        .aas-nav-links a[aria-current="page"]:not(.aas-nav-cta)::after {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            bottom: -9px;
            width: 4px;
            height: 4px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--aas-devel-teal);
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }

a.aas-nav-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 9px 20px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: #F2F3F4;
    color: #000;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: background-color .2s ease;
}

    a.aas-nav-cta:hover { background: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    a.aas-nav-cta .aas-nav-arrow { transition: transform .2s ease; }
    a.aas-nav-cta:hover .aas-nav-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* --- nav button: transparent label over hairline chevrons swept by the hero's lightning ---
   launch sequence (driven by site.js), on a visit's first page and on manual refresh:
   pending: everything hidden -> is-counting: 03..00 -> is-launch: rocket lifts off
   -> is-reveal: label condenses out of the smoke -> pending removed: chevrons draw in, lightning starts */

a.aas-nav-cta.aas-launch {
    position: relative;
    padding: 9px 24px;
    background: transparent;
    color: #F2F3F4;
}

    a.aas-nav-cta.aas-launch:hover { background: transparent; }

.aas-launch-label {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    text-shadow: 0 0 3px #000, 0 0 8px #000, 0 0 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
    transition: opacity 1s ease, filter 1s ease, transform 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
}

.aas-launch-lines {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 6%, #000 86%, transparent);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 6%, #000 86%, transparent);
}

    .aas-launch-lines svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

    .aas-launch-lines polyline {
        fill: none;
        stroke: rgba(95,227,234,0.28);
        stroke-width: 1;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
        stroke-dasharray: 1;
        stroke-dashoffset: 0;
        transition: stroke-dashoffset .5s ease calc(var(--i) * 45ms), stroke .3s ease;
    }

a.aas-launch:hover .aas-launch-lines polyline { stroke: rgba(95,227,234,0.55); }

/* the lightning: a bright copy of the chevrons revealed by a mask band moving left to right */
.aas-launch-lines.is-shine {
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 50%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 50%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-size: 30% 100%;
    mask-size: 30% 100%;
    -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat;
    mask-repeat: no-repeat;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2px rgba(95,227,234,0.9));
    animation: aas-launch-sweep 3.4s ease-in-out .8s infinite both;
}

    .aas-launch-lines.is-shine polyline,
    a.aas-launch:hover .aas-launch-lines.is-shine polyline { stroke: #5FE3EA; }

@keyframes aas-launch-sweep {
    0% { -webkit-mask-position: -60% 0; mask-position: -60% 0; opacity: 0; }
    12% { opacity: 1; }
    85% { opacity: 1; }
    100% { -webkit-mask-position: 160% 0; mask-position: 160% 0; opacity: 0; }
}

.aas-launch-count,
.aas-launch-rocket {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.aas-launch-count {
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
    text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(95,227,234,0.55);
    transition: opacity .3s ease;
}

.aas-launch-rocket {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    margin: -9px 0 0 -9px;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
}

    .aas-launch-rocket svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; overflow: visible; }

    .aas-launch-rocket path,
    .aas-launch-rocket circle {
        fill: none;
        stroke: currentColor;
        stroke-width: 1.7;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
    }

    .aas-launch-rocket .aas-launch-flame {
        fill: #ffb86b;
        stroke: none;
        transform-box: fill-box;
        transform-origin: 50% 0;
        animation: aas-launch-flicker .16s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
    }

html.aas-launch-pending a.aas-launch { pointer-events: none; }

html.aas-launch-pending .aas-launch-lines polyline { stroke-dashoffset: 1; }

html.aas-launch-pending .aas-launch-lines.is-shine { animation: none; opacity: 0; }

html.aas-launch-pending .aas-launch-label {
    opacity: 0;
    filter: blur(10px);
    transform: scale(1.06);
}

a.aas-launch.is-counting .aas-launch-count { opacity: 1; }
a.aas-launch.is-counting .aas-launch-count.tick { animation: aas-launch-tick .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1); }
a.aas-launch.is-launch .aas-launch-count { opacity: 0; }

a.aas-launch.is-launch .aas-launch-rocket {
    opacity: 1;
    animation: aas-launch-rise 1.15s cubic-bezier(.55,0,.85,.3) forwards;
}

a.aas-launch.is-reveal .aas-launch-label {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: blur(0);
    transform: none;
}

@keyframes aas-launch-tick {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -20%) scale(.8); filter: blur(3px); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); filter: blur(0); }
}

@keyframes aas-launch-rise {
    0% { transform: translateY(0); }
    14% { transform: translateY(2px); }
    100% { transform: translateY(-170px); opacity: 0; }
}

@keyframes aas-launch-flicker {
    from { transform: scaleY(1.1); }
    to { transform: scaleY(1.7); }
}

.aas-launch-smoke {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1001;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.aas-nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
}

    .aas-nav-toggle span {
        display: block;
        width: 22px;
        height: 1.5px;
        margin: 6px auto;
        background: #F2F3F4;
        transition: transform .25s ease;
    }

header.aas-nav.is-open .aas-nav-toggle span:first-child { transform: translateY(3.75px) rotate(45deg); }
header.aas-nav.is-open .aas-nav-toggle span:last-child { transform: translateY(-3.75px) rotate(-45deg); }

.aas-nav-menu { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    :root { --aas-nav-offset: 80px; }

    header.aas-nav {
        top: 10px;
        width: calc(100% - 20px);
    }

    .aas-nav-bar { padding: 8px 8px 8px 14px; }
    .aas-nav-logo img { width: 140px; }
    .aas-nav-links { display: none; }
    .aas-nav-toggle { display: block; }

    header.aas-nav.is-open .aas-nav-menu {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 4px;
        padding: 8px 14px 18px;
    }

        .aas-nav-menu a:not(.aas-nav-cta) {
            padding: 14px 0;
            font-size: 18px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
        }

        .aas-nav-menu a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

        .aas-nav-menu a.aas-nav-cta {
            justify-content: center;
            margin-top: 14px;
            padding: 14px 20px;
            font-size: 16px;
        }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    .aas-launch-lines.is-shine { display: none; }
}

/* ================= FOOTER ================= */

footer.aas-footer {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 80px 24px 40px;
    background: #000;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--aas-devel-text-dim);
}

    footer.aas-footer a {
        color: #F2F3F4;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color .2s ease;
    }

        footer.aas-footer a:hover {
            color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
            padding-left: 0;
        }

    footer.aas-footer p { margin: 0; }

    footer.aas-footer ul {
        list-style: none;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
    }

/* --- offices over the map --- */

.aas-footer-presence {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 72px;
}

.aas-footer-map {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
}

    .aas-footer-map svg {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .aas-footer-map image { opacity: 0.16; }

.aas-footer-route {
    fill: none;
    stroke: #80cccc;
    stroke-width: 1.2;
    stroke-dasharray: 3 6;
    opacity: 0.55;
    animation: aas-footer-dash 3s linear infinite;
}

.aas-footer-pin circle { fill: #80cccc; }

.aas-footer-pin .aas-footer-pulse {
    fill: none;
    stroke: #80cccc;
    stroke-width: 1.2;
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: center;
    animation: aas-footer-pulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
}

.aas-footer-pin text {
    fill: #80cccc;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-anchor: middle;
}

@keyframes aas-footer-dash { to { stroke-dashoffset: -18; } }

@keyframes aas-footer-pulse {
    from { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.9; }
    to { transform: scale(3.2); opacity: 0; }
}

/* --- content --- */

.aas-footer-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.aas-footer-top {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1.3fr 0.7fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
}

.aas-footer-brand img { width: 170px; display: block; }

footer.aas-footer .aas-footer-brand p {
    max-width: 300px;
    margin: 20px 0 28px;
}

.aas-footer-social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
}

    .aas-footer-social a {
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
        border-radius: 50%;
        transition: border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease;
    }

        .aas-footer-social a:hover { border-color: var(--aas-devel-teal); }

    .aas-footer-social svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }

.aas-footer-label {
    margin-bottom: 18px !important;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--aas-devel-teal);
}

.aas-footer-col li + li { margin-top: 10px; }

.aas-footer-region {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 30px;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
}

.aas-footer-offices {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 4%;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 48px;
}

.aas-footer-office {
    padding: 16px 20px;
    border: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.72);
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
}

.aas-footer-office .aas-footer-label { margin-bottom: 10px !important; }

.aas-footer-time {
    margin-top: 6px !important;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
}

.aas-footer-bottom {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: 72px;
    padding-top: 24px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--aas-devel-line);
    font-size: 13px;
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .aas-footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    footer.aas-footer { padding: 72px 16px 32px; }
    /* crop the map to the band between Los Angeles and Yerevan */
    .aas-footer-presence { margin-top: 48px; }
    .aas-footer-map { justify-content: flex-start; }
    .aas-footer-map svg { width: 185%; margin-left: -23%; }
    .aas-footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .aas-footer-offices { position: static; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; margin-top: -40px; }
    .aas-footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; margin-top: 48px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .aas-footer-route,
    .aas-footer-pin .aas-footer-pulse { animation: none; }
}