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Time Lords kill leap seconds, before they become the new Y2K bug

Time Lords kill leap seconds, before they become the new Y2K bug

TL;DRInternational timekeeping body votes to eliminate leap seconds by 2035.

Why it matters: Prevents widespread synchronization failures across billions of interconnected devices worldwide.

Cite difficulty of updating IoT devices as major reason to stop adding time

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