Onetime Google competitor Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves, throws in the towel after almost 30 years: 'Jeeves' spirit endures'

Onetime Google competitor Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves, throws in the towel after almost 30 years: ‘Jeeves’ spirit endures’

Ask.com is no more: The onetime Burger King to Google’s McDonalds has shuttered its search engine after nearly 30 years⁠—though the exact count seems to depend on who you ask⁠—with its website now turning up a farewell message to users. “Every great search must come to an end,” reads the message shared to Ask.com. “As…

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These Mega Drive / Genesis Watches Cost $800 Each

To be this good takes AGES. Watchmaker Anicorn is launching a range of watches based on Sega’s Mega Drive / Genesis console (thanks, VGC). The Hong Kong-based firm – which focuses on luxury watches – is producing three different models, each based on one of the three region variants of the system (Japan, North America…

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All-women Counter-Strike 2 pro league ESL Impact will halt operations at the end up its upcoming finals

ESL Impact, a Counter-Strike 2 pro league exclusively for women, says it will suspend operations at the end of its eighth season in November. “While ESL Impact has succeeded in its mission to raise the profile of women’s Counter-Strike, despite significant investment, the current economic model is simply not sustainable,” the league wrote in today’s…

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