NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The year 2000 (Y2K) problem, also known as the millennium bug, was a major source of computer concerns 25 years ago. It was expected to cause computers to fail and lead to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Twenty years ago it was feared that when the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, computer systems would fail to cope with the change and malfunction — leading to global chaos. It didn't happen. SCOTT SIMON: ...