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16 October 2026 at 10:00•1 min read

Time is a-changin’: say goodbye to the leap second

Authoritative synthesis from The Verge wire intelligence.

Time is a-changin’: say goodbye to the leap second

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Executive Takeaways • Key Intelligence
  • ▪Strategic intelligence desk confirms key developments surrounding An important change will soon be made to global timekeeping.
  • ▪International stakeholders analyze: On Thursday, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) voted to sc
  • ▪Multilateral policy, financial liquidity, and regulatory frameworks face direct realignments.
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An important change will soon be made to global timekeeping that aims to prevent potential infrastructure failures akin to the Y2K bug scare. On Thursday, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) voted to scrap the leap second, an ad hoc time adjustment that's occasionally added so tracked time standards mirror the Earth's real (and inconsistent) rotation.

BIPM members previously agreed in 2022 to cease using leap seconds on.

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