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Ask Jeeves Shut Down

Hacker News · May 2, 2026, 4:12 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com.
We are deeply grateful to the brilliant engineers, designers, and teams who built and supported Ask over the decades.

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