Originally, most news articles published by the website were relayed from other technology-related websites. "Ars Technica" provided short commentary 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 are original. Relayed news is still published on the website, ranging from one or two sentences to a few paragraphs.