Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive

Ars' total charity haul since 2007 now tops $540,000. [...]

The best portable SSDs for 2025

Whether you want to back up the data on your PC, transfer videos from your Mac or offload a few games from your PlayStation 5, a portable SSD is a quick and easy way to expand your storage. These litt [...]

This Balatro charity wall calendar is exactly the energy I need going into 2026

Every year for as long as I can remember, my mother has gifted me a wall calendar featuring photos of my hometown. It’s a lovely thing, and I use it often to keep a note of all the concerts I have c [...]

The best SSDs in 2025

When it comes to boosting your system’s performance, upgrading to one of the fastest SSDs is a no-brainer. Whether you’re building a gaming PC, speeding up an older laptop or simply craving lightn [...]

Amazon Prime Day deals on SSDs and external hard drives for the last day: Save on Samsung, Crucial, Sandisk and more

If you've been holding an SSD or external HDD for your PC build in a cart, waiting to take advantage of an Amazon Prime Day discount, today is your last chance to grab your hardware at that cheap [...]

Win hardware, collectibles, and more in the 2025 Ars Technica Charity Drive

Help yourself to prizes by helping us raise money for good causes. [...]

The best Prime Day SSD and external hard drive deals on Samsung, Crucial and more

Portable storage devices and external hard drives may not be the sexiest hardware on offer this Prime Day, but anyone who's used one to boot an operating system or reduce a game's load times [...]

Amazon Prime Day deals on SSDs and external hard drives are still available: Save on Samsung, Crucial, Sandisk and more

Amazon Prime Day is a great time to pick up gear and upgrades you wouldn't normally think about. In case you've never used a solid-state drive (SSD) before, it's a class of add-ons that [...]

Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Sure, we've seen millions poured into lobbying and other means of influence during every presidency, but the last two years set a whole new bar. Business leaders, including those from almost ever [...]