Timekeepers vote on abolishing leap seconds to spare computer systems
International timekeepers are voting on a proposal to stop adding leap seconds, allowing UTC to drift from Earth's rotation.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 14 Oct 2026. www.theregister.com published first, on 14 October at 16:30 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 14h 47m later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 15 October at 07:16 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), www.theregister.com.
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