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The Y2K bug makes a comeback

Nine To Noon

English - March 04, 2020 22:11 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at how the millennium bug is back - because it never exactly went away. In trying to solve the problem, programmers pushed it back 20 years. And time's up. He'll also look at how Volvo is experimenting with adding noise to near-silent EVs, after research showed pedestrians were twice as likely to be involved in an accident with EVs than those with traditional engines. And is working remotely back in fashion in response to coronavirus?