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Leap seconds abolished over fears of an IoT Y2K bug
Original: Time Lords kill leap seconds, before they become the new Y2K bug Cite difficulty of updating IoT devices as major reason
The world's timekeepers have voted to abolish the leap second, ending the practice of occasionally adding a second to UTC to keep atomic clocks aligned with Earth's rotation. A major reason cited is the difficulty of pushing timing updates to billions of connected devices, which risks a Y2K-style failure if systems mishandle an inserted second.
Why now: The decision was just announced, and it affects global computing and timekeeping infrastructure.
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