# Global timekeeping rules change as leap seconds are scrapped from 2027

https://mins.news/en/item/103441

- euronews, 2026-10-16 16:49 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/global-timekeeping-rules-change-leap-second-scrapped-from-2027

> Global timekeepers voted to stop adding extra seconds to UTC, citing risks to computer systems and the possibility of the first-ever negative leap second.

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