Ali Partovi’s Neo looks to upend the accelerator model with low-dilution terms For the most sought-after founders, the prestige of a top-tier accelerator is increasingly weighed against giving up a significant ownership stake in their company.  Ali Partovi, the veteran investor and CEO of venture firm Neo, wants to offer the mentorship and community of one of the most elite accelerator...

Best Budget Laptops I've Tested: Cheap Computers for Every UseYou don't need to overspend to get a capable laptop, and that includes Windows models and Apple MacBooks. It's possible to find a decent laptop for less than $1,000, even with RAM prices on the rise. With years of experience, I've reviewed enough budget laptops to know a good one when I see one. A good budget laptop is one that...

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia. Archive.today — which also operates under several other domain names, including archive.is and archive.ph — is perhaps most widely used to access...

For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing A world that runs on increasingly powerful AI coding tools is one where software creation is cheap — or so the thinking goes — leaving little room for traditional software companies. As one analyst report put it, “vibe coding will allow startups to replicate the features of complex SaaS platforms.” Cue the hand-wringing and...

Britney Spears arrested in CaliforniaSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesBritney Spears has been arrested in California, US court documents show.The singer was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at around 21:30 PT (05:30 GMT) on Wednesday.She was released in the early hours of Thursday morning and is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on 4 May. The court...