https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pour-one-out-for-the-leap-secondContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pour-one-out-for-the-leap-secondhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pour-one-out-for-the-leap-second#u138537Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:47:21 +0000Experts have officially canceled the leap second and introduced the leap hour in its place. This decision follows a vote to stop adding individual extra seconds to clock time, a move that favors big tech interests. The transition to a leap hour was prompted by an accelerating Earth, requiring a more significant adjustment to maintain synchronization between atomic time and the planet's rotation.Why it mattersLeap seconds were previously used to keep clocks aligned with Earth's irregular rotation. Frequent small adjustments often caused technical glitches for digital infrastructure. T