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UTC Will Stop Using Leap Seconds in May 2027
Key Takeaways
- The BIPM says it will stop issuing leap seconds for UTC in May 2027.
- Leap seconds have aligned atomic UTC with Earth-rotation-based UT1 since 1972.
- The change eliminates a rare timing edge case that has caused technical failures.
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DT Editorial Team··via wired.com