Earlier this week, consulting firm Marbridge in Beijing said that Baidu was toying with the idea of buying an English language search engine.

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Similarly, English outfit No Internal Combustion Engine (NICE, very cute) is previewing an all-electric sports car that it plans to show off at the London Auto Show in July.

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Ask Jeeves began as a search engine to answer plain English questions, with its staff diligently anticipating what would be asked.

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