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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 07:49AM 1.Jan.00.PST

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Welcome to the Year 1900 ;-) (Business 1:00 a.m. PST)
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33382,00.html?tw=wn20000101

The bug's a big bust, but there are plenty of other stories in the  Naked City. Like, 'Welcome to the Year 19100.'

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US: 'Billions Were Worth It' (Technology 12:20 a.m. PST)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33379,00.html?tw=wn20000101

John Koskinen has been trouble-shooting the Y2K computer problem for the US for years, and shortly after the year turned to 2000, he proclaims the efforts a success.

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Three Nuke Plants Burp (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33377,00.html?tw=wn20000101

The clocks get, ahem, confused, but the fix is quick, and there are no problems at three North American nuclear power plants, official claim.

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Nuclear 'Glitches' in Japan (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33373,00.html?tw=wn20000101

The Land of the Rising Sun is one place where there are Y2K woes: Problems with some nuclear plants radiation is the main one, but officials aren't sounding any alarms.

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Kuwait 'sY2K Baby Gets New PC (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33372,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Very minor Y2K glitches are reported throughout the Arab world, and Kuwait steamrolled through the rollover in fine style: The airport's open, and the first newborn is geek-ready. Jihad Abdullah reports from Dubai.

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China Sees a Clear Dawn (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33380,00.html?tw=wn20000101

The country's computers and infrastructure come through the date change just fine. China's top airline officials take a midnight flight, just to be sure.

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No, Planes Didn't FallFrom Sky (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33378,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Air traffic controllers say if there's a bug their systems, it's not called Y2K. No problems anywhere around the globe -- and there were more than 1,000 planes in the air at the rollover.

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Silent Night in the Tech World (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33376,00.html?tw=wn20000101

High-tech companies, especially those based in the Silicon Valley, report practically no problems as the clock strikes midnight.

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World Checking In: It's A-OK (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33375,00.html?tw=wn20000101

As more and more nations cross the great divide into 2000, the so-called millennium bug is beginning to look like one of the greatest non-stories ever.

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The Internet Stands Up (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33371,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Keynote, an Internet measurement service, is monitoring Web sites as the clock strikes midnight around the world. And everything is hunky-dory.com.

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Nyet-thing Happening in Russia (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33369,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Y2K fears of a Russian meltdown prove unwarranted. Officials credit a cooperative effort with the US military in keeping missiles dormant.

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New Zealand OK in Y2K (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33360,00.html?tw=wn20000101

No news is good news for Kiwis as the country enters the year 2000 without any technical glitches. Only a bit of rain dampens the festivities. Kim Griggs reports from Wellington, New Zealand.

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Y2K Bug MIA in Asia (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33362,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Government systems and utilities across the continent are fully operational during the first few hours of the New Year.

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Everything Up Down Under (Technology Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33361,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Australia is unfazed as the year 2000 greets another time zone. The lights are on, but nobody's home as people flock to the harbor to join the celebration. Stewart Taggart reports from Sydney.

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Y2K Baby Gets Yahoo Stock (Business Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33364,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Forget weekly allowance. The first Y2K baby born in a Silicon Valley hospital will receive Yahoo and Silicon Graphics shares, a starter portfolio worth about US$500 -- for now.

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First Sunrise, From 12,000 Feet (Culture Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,33365,00.html?tw=wn20000101

They'll watch for the first rays, and jump –- from a plane's cockpit into shark-infested waters east of the Chatham Islands. It's one way to ring in the New Year. Kim Griggs reports from New Zealand.

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Stocks End '99 On New High (Business Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33363,00.html?tw=wn20000101

All of the major indices reach rare air during the final session of the year. Low volumes can't stop Nasdaq and the Dow from surging more than 25 percent each.

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Tech in 2000: The Predictions (Culture Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,33353,00.html?tw=wn20000101

Here we go again. We've rounded up the usual suspects from Wired Digital, this year adding our brethren from parent company Lycos Inc., for a look ahead to the tech that will move and shake the Year 2000.

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A Great Year to Go Public (Business Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,32933,00.html?tw=wn20000101

If your company staged an initial public offering in 1999, you probably had a great year. So did your banker. In short: Far more money was made off unprofitable companies than ever before. By Joanna Glasner.

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Dot Coms Lead Holiday Hits (Business Friday)
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33348,00.html?tw=wn20000101

This was the year when every big-name retailer talked up its snazzy new strategy for selling stuff online. Nonetheless, new stats show the most-trafficked holiday sites were still pure Internet companies. ByJoanna Glasner

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