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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves

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Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

After nearly 30 years, Ask.com has officially closed on May 1, 2026. It was the pioneer of question-answering search engines.

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Jeeves apparently was classier than that all the way until the end.

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