/r/Futurology - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, July
American Communities Are Coming Together to Des...
37072 American Communities Are Coming Together to Des...
Scientists found a bacterium in the gut of a Ja...
35090 Scientists found a bacterium in the gut of a Ja...
The AI Slop Purge has arrived. So far Youtube h...
26603 The AI Slop Purge has arrived. So far Youtube h...
Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bil...
24528 Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bil...
85 Flock Surveillance Camera Contracts In 28 St...
23865 85 Flock Surveillance Camera Contracts In 28 St...
Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI ag...
16870 Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI ag...
Finland builds the world's largest sand battery...
14938 Finland builds the world's largest sand battery...
Germany, France, Spain, Britain … a growing num...
10320 Germany, France, Spain, Britain … a growing num...
US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved...
10019 US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved...
EV batteries are lasting much longer than the i...
9269 EV batteries are lasting much longer than the i...
2026, June
A windowless concrete tower 40 stories tall on ...
21613 A windowless concrete tower 40 stories tall on ...
Anthropic CEO Floats Tax on AI Firms to Fund Un...
18681 Anthropic CEO Floats Tax on AI Firms to Fund Un...
Bernie Sanders proposes shock 50% seizure of AI...
18251 Bernie Sanders proposes shock 50% seizure of AI...
The ‘papers, please’ era of the internet will d...
12768 The ‘papers, please’ era of the internet will d...
Stanford scientists successfully regrow lost ca...
11474 Stanford scientists successfully regrow lost ca...
Should there be a legal “talk to a human” butto...
11428 Should there be a legal “talk to a human” butto...
Sanders unveils American AI Sovereign Wealth Fu...
9968 Sanders unveils American AI Sovereign Wealth Fu...
It may one day be possible to reap some of the ...
9688 It may one day be possible to reap some of the ...
75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 200...
8478 75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 200...
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldi...
8176 Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldi...
2026, May
The Death of Entry-Level Jobs: 43% of CEOs plan...
10014 The Death of Entry-Level Jobs: 43% of CEOs plan...
Neuroscientists believe our brains' natural DMT...
4673 Neuroscientists believe our brains' natural DMT...
Scientists use ultrasound to destroy influenza ...
3362 Scientists use ultrasound to destroy influenza ...
Chinese scientists build handheld cancer detect...
3114 Chinese scientists build handheld cancer detect...
Scientists catch antimatter “atom” acting like ...
2931 Scientists catch antimatter “atom” acting like ...
New brain implant bypasses retina and optic ner...
2794 New brain implant bypasses retina and optic ner...
New psychedelic-like drugs could treat depressi...
2331 New psychedelic-like drugs could treat depressi...
Anthropic warns China could surpass the US in A...
2284 Anthropic warns China could surpass the US in A...
Data centers have already added €750 ($850) to ...
1810 Data centers have already added €750 ($850) to ...
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI chatbot posing a...
1703 Pennsylvania sues Character.AI chatbot posing a...
2026, April
Europe set 2030 as a date to dismantle its reli...
24019 Europe set 2030 as a date to dismantle its reli...
23 Major News Sites Have Blocked the Wayback Ma...
12620 23 Major News Sites Have Blocked the Wayback Ma...
After laying off 10,000 workers for AI, Meta in...
11248 After laying off 10,000 workers for AI, Meta in...
With no China, US, or OPEC to block or veto mea...
10827 With no China, US, or OPEC to block or veto mea...
Maine Is About to Become the First State to Ban...
8554 Maine Is About to Become the First State to Ban...
China’s solar/wind power generation now exceeds...
7396 China’s solar/wind power generation now exceeds...
Mexico’s Socialist President to Roll Out Univer...
6324 Mexico’s Socialist President to Roll Out Univer...
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Gr...
5277 New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Gr...
Silicon Valley is quietly running on Chinese op...
4671 Silicon Valley is quietly running on Chinese op...
Another sign of the coming extinction of gasoli...
4581 Another sign of the coming extinction of gasoli...
2026, March
AI Added 'Basically Zero' to US Economic Growth...
19116 AI Added 'Basically Zero' to US Economic Growth...
Pokémon Go players spent ten years building a r...
10433 Pokémon Go players spent ten years building a r...
Solar is winning the energy race: The world’s c...
9107 Solar is winning the energy race: The world’s c...
In a reversal of a historic trend, Americans ar...
6510 In a reversal of a historic trend, Americans ar...
Japan's number of babies born marks record low ...
5962 Japan's number of babies born marks record low ...
As the US sabotages the globe's fossil fuel inf...
5638 As the US sabotages the globe's fossil fuel inf...
China’s breakthrough lithium battery could doub...
4877 China’s breakthrough lithium battery could doub...
Scientists Just Broke the Solar Power Limit Eve...
4872 Scientists Just Broke the Solar Power Limit Eve...
Chinese firm BYD says it will build 2,000 5-min...
4531 Chinese firm BYD says it will build 2,000 5-min...
‘1,000-year source’: China plans to fire up wor...
4466 ‘1,000-year source’: China plans to fire up wor...
2026, February
The US military is threatening to cut ties with...
12757 The US military is threatening to cut ties with...
New particle accelerators turn nuclear waste in...
10124 New particle accelerators turn nuclear waste in...
‘Slow this thing down’: Sanders warns US has no...
6481 ‘Slow this thing down’: Sanders warns US has no...
The Internet Is Getting Smaller Without Anyone ...
4291 The Internet Is Getting Smaller Without Anyone ...
The Age Verification Trap | Verifying user’s ag...
3730 The Age Verification Trap | Verifying user’s ag...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid plan...
3170 Global economy must move past GDP to avoid plan...
South Australia is a glimpse of the rest of the...
3147 South Australia is a glimpse of the rest of the...
Amazon Ring Dumps Flock Safety Deal in Super Bo...
2980 Amazon Ring Dumps Flock Safety Deal in Super Bo...
AI firefighting robot swarm self-organizes, tac...
2761 AI firefighting robot swarm self-organizes, tac...
The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages e...
2574 The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages e...
2026, January
So, AI takes over, everyone has lost their job ...
18526 So, AI takes over, everyone has lost their job ...
The US is headed for mass unemployment, and no ...
12899 The US is headed for mass unemployment, and no ...
Moderna doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stag...
7949 Moderna doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stag...
The US Is Flirting With Its First-Ever Populati...
7072 The US Is Flirting With Its First-Ever Populati...
Grid storage is increasing so rapidly that Chin...
5341 Grid storage is increasing so rapidly that Chin...
AI agents now have their own Reddit-style socia...
4833 AI agents now have their own Reddit-style socia...
East coast could soon get rolling blackouts dur...
4734 East coast could soon get rolling blackouts dur...
What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged...
4427 What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged...
Comic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist Pushback
4157 Comic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist Pushback
Is there anything to look forward to???
4077 Is there anything to look forward to???