SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Oct 16, 2026, 4:49 PM
Global timekeeping rules change: leap second scrapped from 2027
EuroNews [en] · global
Global timekeepers have voted to end the practice of adding extra seconds to UTC, citing risks to computer systems and the prospect of the first-ever negative leap second.
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