Global timekeeping rules change: leap second scrapped from 2027
16 Oct 2026, 11:13 PM

Global timekeeping rules change: leap second scrapped from 2027

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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.
Source Credit: euronews.com
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