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In an era when Liz Lopatto is asking about the \u201cAsk Jeeves-ification of online search<\/a>\u201d via AI chatbots, the originator just faded away. Its owner, IAC, says that as of May 1st, 2026, \u201cwe have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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