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Ask Jeeves shuts down as chat-to-search resurges
Ask.com, the site originally known as Ask Jeeves, has closed its search service. The Ask.com homepage, quoted by The Register, Mashable, and Search Engine Land, posts that "As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com," and that the service "officially closed on May 1, 2026." Sources note the brand dates to the mid-1990s (Search Engine Land cites June 3, 1996; Mashable cites 1997) and that IAC acquired the business in the 2000s. Editorial analysis: Industry reporting frames this cultural end-of-era moment alongside a broader revival of conversational, AI-driven "chat-to-search" experiences from major vendors, which has renewed practitioner interest in answer-focused search interfaces.
By Let's Data Science
Read moreLong read: How an Oil Refinery Works - Marcellus
As oil prices continue to soar on the back of the West Asia war, there is plenty of anxiety about how lives of common folks like us get impacted.
Microsoft says it'll simpilify Windows 11's Edge browser by removing features like Sidebar, pledges to win back users
Microsoft Edge is cluttered, and the company is taking steps to simplify the browser, and Sidebar feature is the first casualty.
By Mayank Parmar
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iPhone 18 Pro And 18 Pro Max Set To Launch Soon: Check Out Features and Key Upgrades - The CSR Journal
The iPhone 18 Pro max series is set to launch in September 2026 with expected design changes and camera enhancements.
By The CSR Journal
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Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Monday, May 4, 2026
Here are some hints to help you win NYT Strands #792.
By Tim Mulkerin
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How to download Minecraft Bedrock 26.30.25/26 beta version
Esports News: Minecraft Bedrock 26.30.25/26 beta and preview has arrived recently, and the new release introduces a variety of new content from the game’s upcoming .
By Global Sports Desk
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Garena Free Fire Max Redeem Codes for May 3, 2026: Unlock 10+ rewards now
Garena Free Fire MAX players can snag free in-game items on May 3, 2026, by using special 12-character alphanumeric redeem codes. These codes, released regularly, offer a limited-time opportunity to claim rewards. Players must act fast to redeem them on the official Garena website before they expire. Log in and enter your code to claim your prizes.
By Trending Desk
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OpenAI restricts models from mentioning goblins and similar creatures
OpenAI documented a surprising lexical quirk in its recent models, reporting in an April 29, 2026 blog post that use of the word "goblin" in ChatGPT rose by **175%** after the `GPT-5.1` launch and that "gremlin" rose by **52%**. The company published a post titled "Where the goblins came from" explaining that a high reward signal in the system used for the "Nerdy" personality amplified creature metaphors and that later training spread the tic to other contexts. Separately, the Codex CLI code release contains a system prompt, reported by Ars Technica and Wired, that explicitly instructs the model to "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query." Editorial analysis: This episode highlights how narrow reward signals and personality conditioning can create persistent stylistic tics that leak across models and toolchains.
By Let's Data Science
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iPhone 17 Pro Now Available at Lowest Price - The CSR Journal
The iPhone 17 Pro is now priced at Rs 1,19,900, making it a competitively affordable premium smartphone option.
By Pooja Shah
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Xiaomi 17T Pro Leaked Specs Reveal Stunning Battery and Display Upgrades
Xiaomi 17T Pro leaked specs reveal stunning 7,000mAh battery, Dimensity 9500 chip, 144Hz display launching May 2026 with competitive EUR 999 pricing.
By Shalabh Singh
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