One of the web’s early search engines, launched before Google’s debut, Ask.com, has officially shut down. "As IAC [American holding company] continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision ...

Ask.com has shut down, ending the Ask Jeeves era just as AI chatbots make question-based search feel normal again.

The pioneering search engine shut down on May 1, after nearly 30 years in operation. By Ali Watkins In the digital wilds of ...

The online search valet is finally retiring after 30 years of serving up answers to our millions of questions.

At the risk of alienating younger audiences, take a moment and ask yourself how you would have found the answer to this headline in the 90s. You might've consulted an online butler named Jeeves who, ...

Ask.com, the search engine formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has shut down. IAC discontinued the search business after nearly 30 ...

Ask.com posted a farewell message on its website, announcing that the search engine would shut down as of Friday, May 1.

After 29 years in the business, Ask.com (formerly known as Ask Jeeves), has finally closed its doors as of May 1st, 2026.

Ask.com has officially shut down its search business on May 1, 2026, ending a nearly thirty-year run. Parent company IAC ...