Ars Technica

Ars Technica is an American website publishing news, reviews and analysis covering technology, computer hardware and software, science, technology policy and video games. It was founded in 1998 by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes. The site remained privately owned until May 2008, when it was acquired by Condé Nast Digital (as part of a three-site, $25 million deal) and folded into the Wired Digital group. Its operations are funded primarily by advertising, and it has offered a paid subscription service since 2001. The staff works mostly remotely, with offices in Boston, Chicago, London, New York City and San Francisco.