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BIPM votes to end leap seconds in UTC
Original: BIPM decides to stop adding leap seconds to UTC
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) has adopted a resolution to stop adding leap seconds to Coordinated Universal Time, ending a practice in place since 1972 that kept atomic clocks aligned with Earth's irregular rotation. The change means UTC will drift gradually from solar time, sparing tech and telecom systems the disruptions that leap second insertions have historically caused.
Why now: The formal resolution is new, and it affects global timekeeping infrastructure used by computers, networks and navigation systems.
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