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‘All people could do was hope the nerds would fix it’: the global panic over the millennium bug, 25 years on

TheGuardian

Planes were going to drop out of the sky, nuclear reactors would explode. But then nothing. What really happened with Y2K? People still disagree Just before midnight on New Years Eve, 25 years ago, Queen Elizabeth II stepped off a private barge to arrive at Londons Millennium Dome for its grand opening ceremony. Dressed in a pumpkin-orange coat, she entered the venue with Prince Philip, taking her place alongside Tony and Cherie Blair and 12,000 guests to celebrate the dawn of a new millennium

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Murdoch, Musk, water firms … Here are the ‘winners’ in another torrid year for business

TheGuardian

As 2025 dawns, we look back at the star players over the last 12 months of economic drama, mishap and scandal The end of the year is a time for pausing, reflection and exhaustion. But before throwing ourselves into 2025, its worth sifting through the remnants of 2024 to see who in the business world has done something worth remembering. So, once more with gusto, the Observer Agenda page brings you its awards for the brightest or perhaps most glaring lights in the business world this year.

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