Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reflecting on the actual Y2K is a reminder that computing’s real risks have less to do with murderous robots—and far more to do ...

Zachary Loeb, Purdue University assistant professor, tells NPR's Juana Summers that the real story of Y2k wasn't about computers run amok. It was about experts sounding an alarm, and fixing problems.

when the clock strikes midnight this new year, we want to make sure that when you tuned *** news channel eight, your T. V. Screen doesn't look like this for the past year. We have news channel eight ...

Y2K, a comedy film directed by Kyle Mooney of Saturday Night Live fame, encapsulates multiple teens’ coming-of-age stories in the setting of a newly post-apocalyptic world. In Y2K, this disaster is ...

In December 1999, the world prepared for the impending global meltdown known as Y2K. It all stemmed from a seemingly small software glitch: Many older computer programs had coded dates using only two ...

Obviously, Y2K takes inspiration from the real-life fears surrounding the Y2K bug. Directed by Kyle Mooney, Y2K takes place on New Year's Eve at the turn of the millennium. Y2K's main characters are ...

Widespread fears about Y2K led to significant preparations by governments and corporations. Concerns included potential power outages, financial disruptions and even catastrophic failures in air ...

In a vibrant collection of “essays on the future that never was,” Colette Shade takes a cold look at the cheery promise of the 2000s. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently reviewed ...

After a news conference, Rep. Stephen Horn, R-Calif., chairman of Government Management, Information & Technology, examines a chart showing his grades for each agency's progress on the Y2K computer ...

After a news conference, Rep. Stephen Horn, R-Calif., chairman of Government Management, Information & Technology, examines a chart showing his grades for each agency's progress on the Y2K computer ...