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

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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???