DALLAS — Today, we couldn't live without computers. Many of you are probably reading this from a smartphone or laptop! But 25 years ago, several people thought computers would be the end of us. The ...

On the 25th anniversary of the Y2K scare, the eponymous film pokes fun at internet disasters. But real disruptions may loom in the future. This is an article from our newsletter “Science Goes To The ...

Some thought the world was going to end. Others worried about a catastrophic technology collapse. Tennesseans stockpiled water, food and other emergency supplies. Many others simply celebrated. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on Jan. 1, 2000, as a new century dawned, and Y2K glitches seemed minimal. Editor’s note: This ...

The Y2K bug, or the prediction that all computers would fail to operate at the turn of the 21st Century because their processors couldn’t change their internal clocks from 1999 to 2000, possesses a ...

From radio broadcasts about alien invasions to global health crises, history is filled with moments of widespread fear. Join us as we examine the events that sent humanity into a collective panic! Our ...

Earth is spinning faster than usual this summer, raising concerns among scientists about potential disruptions to global timekeeping systems — with fears reminiscent of the Y2K scare. According to a ...