Top Stories
Stories in Futurism that you'll love, handpicked by our team.
Kill switch engaged. Top Story - November 2026.
Several months have passed since the world changed overnight. In the span of a heartbeat, every smartphone on the planet malfunctioned, creating a ripple effect only movie scripts or doomsday novels could ever imagine. The aftermath continues to overwhelm the world and stretches farther than any writer's pen can ever hope to describe.
By Lamar Wiggins13 days ago in Futurism
Adapting . Top Story - October 2026.
When it came to it, Emmie played a game of Sudoku. She had to slow down over placing the fives and then speed up again to make sure she would get the last eight in place in time. Her heart, she noticed, had started to race with thirty seconds to go, as if the anticipated agony of a puzzle left floating forever in nearly-but-not-quite-complete limbo was a physical threat to her safety. And then it was done. An eight neatly placed in the last little box, a flashing “Genius Level!” message, and then, where there seemed so much life, nothing. Blackness. A void.
By Hannah Moore12 days ago in Futurism
Contact. Top Story - October 2026.
It shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone, but people never pay attention until after the fact, and by then it’s always too late. The standard complaint is always, “Someone should have done something before this happened,” or “Why didn’t the government take care of this instead of doing nothing?” It’s always easier and more satisfying to blame someone else instead of accepting responsibility, but playing the blame game won’t fix what’s already broken. I know I did my part to alert the world. It’s too bad no one wanted to listen.
By Mark Gagnon14 days ago in Futurism
Unfurling Havok. Top Story - October 2026.
Unspunnen Castle ruins reach for their night attire, as the sun sinks slowly towards the jagged horizon. Clearly, the past six centuries have taken their toll but their allure lingers still. Uninvited mozzies buzz and take their pound of flesh. It’s time to go. Just one final photo before we bid the ruins a reluctant farewell.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶18 days ago in Futurism
