Ask.com has shut down after decades of operation. The company published a farewell message thanking users and teams who built and supported the service. This marks the closure of one of search's few historical competitors beyond Google.
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Ask.com, one of the few durable Google search competitors, has shut down after decades of operation, further cementing search consolidation around Google.
Saturday, May 2, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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