IAC

IAC announced it officially shut down Ask.com’s search business on May 1, 2026. The search engine, known as Ask Jeeves, was one of the earliest natural-language search platforms. After nearly 30 years of operation, it has been eclipsed by the AI chatbot era of search.

Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves, officially ceased search operations on May 1, 2026, after nearly 30 years, as parent company IAC shifts focus away from search.