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Uptime
99.95%
Excellent
Response
564ms
Last check
Checks
15,784
30-day total
Last Check
May 24, 2026, 3:37 PM
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About Ars Technica

Category
News
Monitored from
EU (Helsinki, Frankfurt, Amsterdam)
Check interval
Every 5 minutes

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Is Ars Technica down right now?

Ars Technica is currently up and running. Our last check from EU servers showed a response time of 564ms with 99.95% uptime over the past 30 days.

What is Ars Technica's uptime?

Ars Technica has a 30-day uptime of 99.95%, based on 15,784 checks from Vartio's EU monitoring servers located in Helsinki, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam.

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When Ars Technica is down, Vartio automatically checks the service's official status page for reported incidents and outage reasons. Common causes include server maintenance, infrastructure issues, DNS problems, or DDoS attacks. Visit this page for real-time updates.

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