Ars Technica
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Ars Technica[lower-alpha 1] is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998. It publishes news, reviews, and guides on issues such as computer hardware and software, science, technology policy, and video games.
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Available in | English |
Owner | Condé Nast |
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URL | arstechnica |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) |
Current status | Online |
Ars Technica was privately-owned until May 2008, when it was sold to Condé Nast Digital, the online division of Condé Nast Publications. Condé Nast purchased the site, along with two others, for $25 million and added it to the company's Wired Digital group, which also includes Wired and, formerly, Reddit. The staff mostly works from home and has offices in Boston, Chicago, London, New York City, and San Francisco.
The operations of Ars Technica are funded primarily by advertising, and it has offered a paid subscription service since 2001.