We were warned that our embrace of computer technology would lead to disaster. By incorporating computers into ever more areas of our lives, we were told, we had created a scenario in which a mundane ...

At the turn of the century, with a new millennium dawning, a digital specter loomed over the horizon and haunted the imaginations of people across the globe. It was the Year 2000 Bug, or Y2K for short ...

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.

Nearly 25 years after the year 2000 began without the much-hyped possible computer catastrophe, Y2K is enjoying a resurgence as Americans become nostalgic for the late '90s and early '00s. The ...

Obviously, Y2K takes inspiration from the real-life fears surrounding the Y2K bug. Directed by Kyle Mooney, Y2K takes place ...