https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-leap-second-has-been-canceledContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-leap-second-has-been-canceledhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-leap-second-has-been-canceled#u141579Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:01:02 +0000Global timekeepers have voted to end the use of leap seconds to redefine how the world tracks time. In place of the leap second, experts have introduced the leap hour. This decision follows observations of an accelerating Earth, which prompted the shift in timekeeping methodology to maintain synchronization between atomic time and the planet's rotation. The move aims to resolve the technical complications associated with adding single seconds to the global clock.Why it mattersLeap seconds were traditionally used to keep Coordinated Universal Time in alignment with Earth's irregular r