It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now)
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It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now)

On Friday, an international vote was taken to ditch the leap second, a technical fudge that has caused headaches since its inception 50 years ago.
How Did AT&T’s $100 Billion Time Warner Deal Go So Wrong?
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How Did AT&T’s $100 Billion Time Warner Deal Go So Wrong?

At Time Warner, executives saw AT&T as just a “big phone company from Texas.” At AT&T, they thought Hollywood would play by their rules. That combination led to strategic miscalculation unrivaled in recent corporate history.