From a moth lodged in a computer's relay component in 1947 to costly failures in space and healthcare — a retrospective on ...

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 ...

The big picture: On January 19, 2038, at 03:14:07 UTC, certain Unix-based computer systems will encounter a critical timekeeping failure. Due to a software flaw known as the "Y2K38 bug," 32-bit ...