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

Plans to retire it in 2035 are being expedited to prevent potential havoc on tech infrastructure.

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An upcoming alteration to global timekeeping is being implemented to avert infrastructure failures similar to those feared during the Y2K bug scare.

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