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TikTok's Super App Push

TikTok’s Super App Ambitions: What It Means for Commerce, Fintech, and the Battle for Your Attention

Published: May 31, 2026 | Reading time: ~9 minutes TikTok started as a place to watch teenagers lip-sync. It’s now selling you luxury goods, booking your hotel room, and quietly applying for a banking license. That’s a pretty aggressive pivot for an app that was nearly banned in the US less than two years ago. […]

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Ask.com Shuts Down

Ask.com Shuts Down After 30 Years: The Rise and Fall of Ask Jeeves

On May 1, 2026, Ask.com went offline. No press conference, no transition plan. Just a short message on the homepage: “Every great search must come to an end. As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com. After 25 years of answering the world’s

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