A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 1, 2000, an anxious world held its ...

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 ...

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.

Editor’s Note: The past year was filled with uncertainty over politics, the economy and the ongoing pandemic. In the face of big changes, people found themselves longing for a different time. CNN’s ...

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 ...

Small businesses that handle their investments and retirement funds through a broker-dealer should review their investment companies’ Year 2000 compliance efforts to ensure their business finances ...

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 ...

Bill Clinton was President, glowsticks were popular and anyone who received a message through AOL heard, "You've got mail." This New Year's marks the 25th anniversary of Y2K, the popularized term ...

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Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...