Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down
Summary
TechCrunch reports that Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves, has shut down after 30 years in operation. The piece traces the site's history—from its 1996 launch and Jeeves branding to IAC’s 2005 acquisition and later scaling back of the search product—concluding with a formal discontinuation of the search business as of May 1, 2026. The shutdown marks the end of a once-prominent player in online search and reflects broader shifts in the competitive search and AI-enabled browsing landscape.