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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Scharon Harding is Ars Technica’s senior products expert and writes news, reviews, and features on consumer technology, including laptops, PC peripherals, and lifestyle gadgets. She’s based in Brooklyn, New York.

Cancel Culture

Netflix Says if the HBO Merger Makes It Too Expensive, You Can Always Cancel

Feb 4, 2026 7:46 PM

Party's Over

Plex Will Start Cracking Down on Free Remote Streaming Access This Week

Nov 27, 2025 6:00 AM

No Guarantee

A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

May 13, 2025 6:00 PM

Buy Now

Broadcom Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to VMware Perpetual License Holders

May 8, 2025 2:04 PM

Vroom Vroom

He Bought a Racetrack 6 Years Ago. Now He Runs the Netflix of Grassroots Motorsports

Apr 25, 2025 2:24 PM

Sob Story

LG’s Integrated TV Ad Tech Analyzes Your Emotions

Apr 18, 2025 6:30 AM

Ad It Up

Roku Tests Showing Ads Before the Home Screen Loads

Mar 18, 2025 6:02 PM

Don't Speak

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out

Mar 17, 2025 2:09 PM

RoboChop

This $800 Emotional Support Robot for Kids Will Soon Be Bricked—Without Refunds

Dec 12, 2024 5:00 AM

flip flop

San Francisco Will Pay $212 Million for Its Train System to Ditch Floppy Disks

Oct 25, 2024 6:30 AM

not bot

Amazon Will Brick Its $2,350 Astro Robots Just 10 Months After Release

Jul 12, 2024 6:00 AM

knot cool

Nike Is Killing the App for Its $350 Self-Tying Sneakers

Jul 9, 2024 3:00 PM

defying cavity

Oral-B Sold a $230 Alexa Toothbrush—and Then Pulled the Plug

Jun 6, 2024 5:06 PM

no thing

Spotify Will Brick Every ‘Car Thing’ It Ever Sold

May 25, 2024 8:00 AM

tech debt

San Francisco’s Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks—and Will for Years

Apr 11, 2024 1:00 PM

streaming mad

A Roku Terms of Service Update Locks Up Your TV Until You Agree

Mar 9, 2024 11:00 AM

ink again

HP Wants to Rent You a Printer That It Monitors at All Times

Mar 2, 2024 11:00 AM

bugging out

A Leap Year Glitch Broke Self-Pay Gas Station Pumps Across New Zealand

Mar 1, 2024 1:12 PM

crunchyrolled

Funimation Digital Libraries Were Supposed to Last ‘Forever.’ Soon They’ll Disappear

Feb 9, 2024 4:37 PM

party's over

The Hulu and Disney+ Password Crackdown Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know

Feb 3, 2024 9:00 AM