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{{short description|Technology news website owned by Condé Nast}}
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| registration = Optional
| language = English
| owner = Condé Nast
| author = {{plainlist|
* Ken Fisher
* Jon Stokes
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| launch_date = {{start date and age|1998}}
| current_status = Online
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'''''Ars Technica'''''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑːr|z|_|ˈ|t|ɛ|k|n|ᵻ|k|ə}}; a Latin-derived term that the site translates as the "art of technology", and sometimes known commonly as '''''Ars'''''}} 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|computer hardware]] and [[Software|software]], science, [[Finance:Technology policy|technology policy]], and video games. 

''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, [[Company:Reddit|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.

==History==
Ken Fisher, who serves as the website's current [[Social:Editor-in-chief|editor-in-chief]], and Jon Stokes created ''Ars Technica'' in 1998.<ref name=latin/><ref name=llc/> Its purpose was to publish computer hardware and software-related news articles and guides;<ref name=boomtown/> in their words, "the best multi-[[Operating system|OS]], [[Engineering:Personal computer|PC]] hardware, and tech coverage possible while&nbsp;... having fun, being productive, and being as informative and as accurate as possible".<ref name=orig_mission_statement/> "Ars technica" is a Latin phrase that translates to "Art of Technology".<ref name=boomtown/> The website published news, reviews, guides, and other content of interest to computer enthusiasts. Writers for ''Ars Technica'' were geographically distributed across the United States at the time; Fisher lived in his parents' house in Boston, Stokes in Chicago, and the other writers in their respective cities.<ref name=llc/><ref name=orig_staff/>

On May 19, 2008, ''Ars Technica'' was sold to Condé Nast Digital, the online division of Condé Nast Publications.{{efn|Condé Nast Digital was named CondéNet at the time.<ref name="CondéNet" />}} The sale was part of a purchase by Condé Nast Digital of three unaffiliated websites costing $25 million in total: ''Ars Technica'', Webmonkey, and ''HotWired''. ''Ars Technica'' was added to the company's ''Wired'' Digital group, which included ''Wired'' and Reddit. In an interview with ''{{wipe|The New York Times}}'', Fisher said other companies offered to buy ''Ars Technica'' and the site's writers agreed to a deal with Condé Nast because they felt it offered them the best chance to turn their "hobby" into a business.<ref name=nytimes_buyout/> Fisher, Stokes, and the eight other writers at the time were employed by Condé Nast.<ref name=boomtown/><ref name=arrington/> Layoffs at Condé Nast in November 2008 affected websites owned by the company "across the board", including ''Ars Technica''.<ref name=layoffs/>

On May 5, 2015, ''Ars Technica'' launched its United Kingdom site to expand its coverage of issues related to the UK and Europe.<ref name="Ars Technica UK" /> The UK site began with around 500,000 readers and had reached roughly 1.4 million readers a year after its launch.<ref name="UK 1 year"/> In September 2017, Condé Nast announced that it was significantly downsizing its ''Ars Technica'' UK arm, and laid off all but one member of its permanent editorial staff.<ref name="Digiday">{{cite magazine|first=Jessica|last=Davies|title=Conde Nast's Ars Technica struggles in UK expansion |url=https://digiday.com/media/conde-nasts-ars-technica-struggles-uk-expansion/|magazine=Digiday|access-date=November 12, 2017|date=September 1, 2017}}</ref>

==Content==
The content of articles published by ''Ars Technica'' has generally remained the same since its creation in 1998 and is categorized by four types: news, guides, reviews, and features. News articles relay current events. ''Ars Technica'' also hosts OpenForum, a free [[Internet forum]]<ref>* Condé Nast. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150811024443/https://www.condenast.com/brands/ars-technica "Ars Technica | Condé Nast"]. Archived from the [http://www.condenast.com/brands/ars-technica original]. ''Condé Nast''. Retrieved on 17 August 2015.
* [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/06/13/edward_snowden_ars_technica_nsa_leaker_s_internet_commenting_past_uncovered.html "Edward Snowden-Ars Technica: NSA leaker's Internet commenting past uncovered."]. ''Slate Magazine''. Retrieved on 17 August 2015.
* [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/nsa-leaker-ed-snowdens-life-on-ars-technica/ "NSA leaker Ed Snowden's life on Ars Technica"]. ''Ars Technica''. Retrieved on 17 August 2015.
* {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/us/for-snowden-a-life-of-ambition-despite-the-drifting.html|title=For Snowden, a Life of Ambition, Despite the Drifting|date=16 June 2013|work=The New York Times}}

Originally, most news articles published by the website were aggregated from other technology-related websites. ''Ars Technica'' provided short commentaries on the news, generally a few paragraphs, and a link to the original source. After being purchased by Condé Nast, ''Ars Technica'' began publishing more original news, investigating topics, and interviewing sources themselves. A significant portion of the news articles published there now {{when|reason=What is "now"? Please be more specific.|date=September 2021}} are original. Relayed news is still published on the website, ranging from one or two sentences to a few paragraphs.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

''Ars Technica''{{'}}s features are long articles that go into great depth on their subject.<ref name=atlantic/><ref name=guardian_long_os_revs/> For example, the site published a guide on CPU [[Computer architecture|architecture]] in 1998 named "Understanding CPU caching and performance".<ref name=old_cpu_guide/> An article in 2009 discussed in detail the [[Scientific theory|theory]], [[Physics:Physics|physics]], [[Mathematical proof|mathematical proof]]s, and applications of quantum computers.<ref name=qubits/> The website's 18,000-word review of Apple's first [[Engineering:IPad|iPad]] described everything from the product's packaging to the specific type of [[Engineering:Integrated circuit|integrated circuit]]s it uses.<ref name=ipad_review/>

''Ars Technica'' is written in a less-formal tone than that found in a traditional journal.<ref name=nature/><ref name=bonetta/> Many of the website's regular writers have postgraduate degrees, and many work for academic or private research institutions. Website cofounder Jon Stokes published the computer architecture textbook ''Inside The Machine'' in 2007;<ref name=inside_the_machine/> John Timmer performed postdoctoral research in developmental neurobiology;<ref name=nature/> Until 2013, Timothy Lee was a scholar at the [[Organization:Cato Institute|Cato Institute]], a public-policy institute, which republished ''Ars Technica'' articles by him.<ref name=cato/><ref name=cato_lee/> Biology journal ''Disease Models & Mechanisms'' called ''Ars Technica'' a "conduit between researchers and the public" in 2008.<ref name=dmm/>

On September 12, 2012, ''Ars Technica'' recorded its highest daily traffic ever with its [[Engineering:IPhone 5|iPhone 5]] event coverage. It recorded 15.3 million page views, 13.2 million of which came from its live blog platform of the event.<ref name="MinOnline" />

==Staff==
Jennifer Ouelette, the former science editor of Gizmodo, contributes science and culture coverage. Beth Mole, who has a PhD in microbiology, handles ''Ars''{{'}} health coverage. She was formerly at ''Science News.'' Eric Berger, formerly of the ''Houston Chronicle'', covers space exploration. John Timmer is the science editor for ''Ars.''<ref name="Nature2009">{{cite journal|last1=Brumfiel|first1=Geoff|date=March 19, 2009|title=Science journalism: Supplanting the old media?|journal=Nature|volume=458|issue=7236|pages=274–277|doi=10.1038/458274a|pmid=19295582|doi-access=free}}</ref>  He formerly taught scientific writing and science journalism at Stony Brook University and Weill Cornell Medical College.<ref>{{cite web|title=ScienceOnline2010 – interview with John Timmer|url=http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2010/02/18/scienceonline2010-interview-7/|publisher=A Blog Around The Clock|date=February 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nguyen|first1=Tien|title=A Day in the Life of John Timmer|url=http://www.theopennotebook.com/2014/07/29/a-day-in-the-life-of-john-timmer/|work=The Open Notebook|date=July 29, 2014}}</ref> He earned his undergraduate degree from [[Organization:Columbia University|Columbia University]] and his PhD from  [[Organization:University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]] and worked as a postdoc at Memorial Sloan Kettering.<ref name="Nature2009" /><ref name="BMC">{{cite news|last1=Berry|first1=Dana|title=More to Science: Working as a science journalist|url=https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcblog/2016/11/24/science-working-science-journalist/|work=BioMed Central blog|date=November 24, 2016}}</ref>

Former Hardware and Windows editor Peter Bright was convicted in 2020 of attempted child enticement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Journalist Convicted At Trial For Attempted Child Enticement |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-journalist-convicted-trial-attempted-child-enticement |agency=US Department of Justice |date=March 18, 2020}}</ref>

==Revenue==
The cost of operating ''Ars Technica'' has always been funded primarily by advertising.<ref name=niemanlab/> Originally handled by Federated Media Publishing, selling advertising space on the website is now managed by Condé Nast.<ref name=arrington/> In addition to online advertising, ''Ars Technica'' has sold subscriptions to the website since 2001, now named Ars Pro and Ars Pro++ subscriptions (previously known as Ars Premier). Subscribers are not shown advertisements, and receive benefits including the ability to see exclusive articles, post in certain areas of the ''Ars Technica'' forum, and participate in live chat rooms with notable people in the computer industry.<ref name=subs-faq/> To a lesser extent, revenue is also collected from content sponsorship. A series of articles about the future of collaboration was sponsored by [[Company:IBM|IBM]],<ref name=niemanlab/> and the site's Exploring [[Data center|Datacenters]] section is sponsored by data-management company [[Company:NetApp|NetApp]]. ''Ars Technica'' also collects revenue from [[Finance:Affiliate marketing|affiliate marketing]] by advertising deals and discounts from online retailers, and from the sale of ''Ars Technica''-branded merchandise.<ref name=sales-merch-2001/>
	
===Advertisement-block===
On March 5, 2010, ''Ars Technica'' experimentally blocked readers who used [[Software:Adblock Plus|Adblock Plus]]—one of several computer programs that stop advertisements from being displayed in a web browser—from viewing the website. Fisher estimated 40% of the website's readers had the software installed at the time. The next day, the block was lifted, and the article "Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love" was published on ''Ars Technica'', imploring readers not to use the software on websites they care about:<ref name=niemanlab/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fisher|first1=Ken|title=Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/03/why-ad-blocking-is-devastating-to-the-sites-you-love/|website=Ars Technica|date=March 6, 2010|language=en-us}}</ref>

{{quote|text=...&nbsp;blocking ads can be devastating to the sites you love. I am not making an argument that blocking ads is a form of stealing, or is immoral, or unethical&nbsp;... It can result in people losing their jobs, it can result in less content on any given site, and it definitely can affect the quality of content. It can also put sites into a real advertising death spin.}}

The block and article were controversial, generating articles on other websites about them, and the broader issue of advertising ethics.<ref name=asay_abp/><ref name=wsj_abp/> Readers of ''Ars Technica'' generally followed Fisher's persuasion; the day after his article was published, 25,000 readers who used the software had allowed the display of advertisements on ''Ars Technica'' in their browser, and 200 readers had subscribed to Ars Premier.<ref name=niemanlab/>

In February 2016, Fisher noted, "That article lowered the ad-block rate by 12 percent, and what we found was that the majority of people blocking ads on our site were doing it because other sites were irritating them". In response to increasing use of ad blockers, ''Ars Technica'' {{as of|2016|02|alt=intends to}} identify readers who filter out advertisements and ask them to support the site by several means.<ref name="NYT 2016 ad blocking"/>

==See also==
* Technology journalism
* [[Software:Video game journalism|Video game journalism]]
* [[Organization:Ars Electronica|Ars Electronica]]

==Explanatory notes==
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==References==
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<ref name=orig_staff>{{cite web|url=http://www.arstechnica.com/who.html |title=The Ars Technica Group |access-date=April 10, 2010 |year=1999 |work=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508065814/http://www.arstechnica.com/who.html |archive-date=May 8, 1999 }}</ref>
<ref name=old_cpu_guide>{{cite web|url=http://www.arstechnica.com/cpu/caching.html |title=Understanding CPU caching and performance |access-date=April 10, 2010 |date=December 1, 1998 |work=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508170711/http://www.arstechnica.com/cpu/caching.html |archive-date=May 8, 1999 }}</ref>
<ref name=orig_mission_statement>{{cite web|url=http://www.arstechnica.com/welcome.html|title=Welcome to Ars Technica |access-date=April 10, 2010 |year=1999 |work=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508064339/http://www.arstechnica.com/welcome.html |archive-date=May 8, 1999 }}</ref>
<ref name=sales-merch-2001>{{cite web|url=http://www.arstechnica.com/etc/emporium/ |title=The Ars Emporium |access-date=April 10, 2010 |year=2001 |work=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011217214051/http://arstechnica.com/etc/emporium/ |archive-date=December 17, 2001 }}</ref>
<ref name=subs-faq>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/site/subscriber-faq.ars |title=Ars Premier FAQ |access-date=April 10, 2010 |date=September 15, 2009 |work=Ars Technica |publisher=Condé Nast | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100412182209/http://arstechnica.com/site/subscriber-faq.ars| archive-date=April 12, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
<ref name=ipad_review>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2010/04/ipad-review.ars/ |title=Ars Technica reviews the iPad |access-date=April 10, 2010 |last=Cheng |first=Jacqui |date=April 6, 2010 |work=Ars Technica |publisher=Condé Nast | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100410215525/http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2010/04/ipad-review.ars/| archive-date= April 10, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
<ref name=qubits>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/guides/2010/01/a-tale-of-two-qubits-how-quantum-computers-work.ars/ |title=A tale of two qubits: how quantum computers work |access-date=April 10, 2010 |last=Altepeter |first=Joseph B. |date=February 1, 2010 |work=Ars Technica |publisher=Condé Nast | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100323072826/http://arstechnica.com/science/guides/2010/01/a-tale-of-two-qubits-how-quantum-computers-work.ars/| archive-date= March 23, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
<ref name=latin>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/site/about-ars-technica.ars |title=About Us |access-date=April 10, 2010 |work=Ars Technica |publisher=Condé Nast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405080615/http://arstechnica.com/site/about-ars-technica.ars |archive-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="Ars Technica UK">{{cite web|last1=Anthony|first1=Sebastian|title=Welcome to Ars Technica UK!|url=http://arstechnica.co.uk/2015/05/05/welcome-to-ars-technica-uk/|website=Ars Technica UK|publisher=Condé Nast UK|access-date=May 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505154531/http://arstechnica.co.uk/2015/05/05/welcome-to-ars-technica-uk/|archive-date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live|date=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="UK 1 year">{{cite web|last1=Anthony|first1=Sebastian|title=Ars Technica UK is one year old today: Here's what's coming next|url=http://arstechnica.co.uk/staff/2016/05/ars-technica-uk-is-one-year-old-today-heres-whats-coming-next/|website=Ars Technica UK|publisher=Condé Nast UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506170121/http://arstechnica.co.uk/staff/2016/05/ars-technica-uk-is-one-year-old-today-heres-whats-coming-next/|archive-date=May 6, 2016|url-status=live|date=May 5, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>
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<ref name=inside_the_machine>{{cite book | last = Stokes | first = John | title = Inside the machine: an illustrated introduction to microprocessors and computer architecture | publisher = No Starch Press | year = 2007 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1zSIarI8xoC&q=%22Ars+Technica%22&pg=PR15 | isbn = 978-1-59327-104-6 | access-date = March 30, 2015 }}</ref>

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<ref name=niemanlab>{{cite web|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/03/how-ars-technica-made-the-ask-of-ad-blocking-readers/ |title=How Ars Technica's "experiment" with ad-blocking readers built on its community's affection for the site |access-date=April 10, 2010 |last=McGann |first=Laura |date=March 9, 2010 |work=Nieman Journalism Lab |publisher=The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100314054027/http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/03/how-ars-technica-made-the-ask-of-ad-blocking-readers/| archive-date=March 14, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
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<ref name=guardian_long_os_revs>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/aug/29/snow-leopard-apple-reviews-roundup|title=Snow Leopard: hints, hassles and review roundup from around the web|first=Charles|last=Arthur|date=August 29, 2009|access-date=April 10, 2010|work={{wipe|The Guardian}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109210058/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/aug/29/snow-leopard-apple-reviews-roundup|archive-date=January 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web|last1=Yong|first1=Ed|title=On the Origin of Science Writers|url=http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2010/07/29/on-the-origin-of-science-writers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106110108/http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2010/07/29/on-the-origin-of-science-writers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2013|publisher=National Geographic Phenomena Blog|date=July 29, 2010}}

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