Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down
ask.comThe search engine and question-answer service formerly known as Ask Jeeves has shut down. Ask Jeeves was first launched in 1996 and focused on answering conversational questions asked in natural language. A precursor to today’s AI-powered chatbots. However, for most of its 30-year history, it has been overshadowed by other search products, especially Google. Holding…