Telecommunications & Media
Leap second to be abolished from international time standard from May 2027
The leap second will be abolished from the international time standard on May 20, 2027. The Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) voted to bring forward the deadline from before 2035, the Verge reported. The leap second has been used to correct gaps between atomic time and Earth’s rotation. Concerns have grown that future corrections could require subtracting time, a method never attempted, and could disrupt time-synchronised infrastructure.
