Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica

Ashley Belanger is the senior tech policy reporter at Ars Technica, writing news and feature stories on tech policy and innovation. She is based in Chicago.

Extremely Online

Man Jailed Over Trump Meme After Charlie Kirk's Shooting Has Finally Been Released

Nov 1, 2025 9:00 AM

Blame Game

Meta Claims Downloaded Porn at Center of AI Lawsuit Was for ‘Personal Use’

Oct 31, 2025 2:34 PM

risky business

Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products

Jul 31, 2024 5:29 PM

ding dong

How a Samsung Washing Machine Chime Triggered a YouTube Copyright Fiasco

Jun 1, 2024 11:30 AM

snack fight

A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

Feb 24, 2024 5:02 PM

flight risk

Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

Feb 17, 2024 12:12 PM

Do Not Enter

Scans of Students’ Homes During Tests Are Deemed Unconstitutional

Aug 25, 2022 9:00 AM

Surveillance

The DHS Bought a ‘Shocking Amount’ of Phone-Tracking Data

Jul 20, 2022 4:00 PM

Energy Crisis

Crypto Is Straining the Power Grid. Congress Wants to Rein It In

Jul 20, 2022 9:00 AM