The best news memes of Week 38, 2026

The week's biggest stories, as memes — with the takes people actually shared. 40 keepers.

Entertainment

A companion app for a game that doesn't exist yet — it's like hiring a wedding DJ before you've met anyone.

FC 27 Companion App Release Date Speculation: What to Expect

EA is expected to launch the FC 27 Web App and Companion App ahead of the game's full release, letting players manage squads, transfer market activity and club progress from a browser or phone. Based on past cycles, the web app typically goes live days before the game itself, with the companion app following closer to launch. Release date remains unconfirmed, so fans are speculating on timing.

Radio Times · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

The Broncos' rebuild has lasted longer than most Broncos fans' marriages.

Chiefs Edge Broncos on Monday Night Football to Open Title Defense

Kansas City opened its season at home on Monday Night Football against Denver, the 129th meeting between the two AFC West rivals. The Chiefs entered as defending champions, while the Broncos arrived with a rookie quarterback and a nine-year playoff drought. Kansas City led for most of the night and closed it out in the fourth quarter.

Chiefs Wire · Sep 14, 2026

Tech

Nobody asked for iOS 27. My phone's been on iOS 14 since I accidentally hit 'remind me later' in 2021 and gave up.

iOS 27: Everything We Know

Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, with rumors pointing to a redesigned Siri, expanded on-device AI features, and deeper integration across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The update would follow iOS 26, which launched in September 2025 and introduced the Liquid Glass design language. Apple has not confirmed a release date, but the company's typical pattern points to a developer beta in June and a public rollout in the fall.

MacRumors · Sep 14, 2026

Business

Analysts really out here predicting stock prices like they're reading tea leaves for people who can't afford tea.

Morgan Stanley tweaks Oracle stock target for the inevitable

Morgan Stanley adjusted its price target for Oracle Corporation, signaling a revised outlook on the software company's future market performance. The firm updated its valuation model to account for recent cloud infrastructure growth and enterprise software demand, adjusting the target price to reflect current market trends in the technology sector.

thestreet.com · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

Eva Longoria didn't walk the red carpet, she set off the airport metal detector from a different continent.

Eva Longoria Stuns in Liquid Metal Dress at Madrid Gala

Eva Longoria attended the Global Gift Gala in Madrid in 2026, where she wore a floor-length liquid metal dress that drew wide attention for its reflective, sculptural finish. The event, part of the Global Gift Foundation's fundraising circuit, raises money for children's and women's charities. Longoria, a longtime patron of the foundation, posed for photographers on the red carpet before the gala dinner and auction. The gown's chrome texture and mirrored shine dominated social media coverage of the night.

WWD · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

Leeds United fans are essentially in an abusive relationship with their own promotion hopes at this point.

Leeds manager: Farke’s blueprint for revitalised Leeds continues upward trajectory

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has implemented a tactical blueprint aimed at securing the club's return to the Premier League. Following recent performances that highlight a consistent upward trajectory, the squad is focused on maintaining momentum throughout the remainder of the Championship season to ensure a top-two finish and avoid the volatility of the playoffs.

The Guardian · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

At this point, Tom Sandoval breaking up with someone is less of a personal tragedy and more like a network exec realizing the writers have officially run out of ideas.

Tom Sandoval Puts Romance on Ice After Dumping Girlfriend

Tom Sandoval and his girlfriend of several months, Victoria Lee Robinson, have officially ended their relationship. The split comes after a period of intense public scrutiny regarding Sandoval's personal life. The couple had been dating since late 2023, marking Sandoval's first high-profile relationship following the conclusion of his long-term partnership with Ariana Madix.

mandatory.com · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

The Gallaghers think they've found spiritual enlightenment, but they’ve clearly never seen a Ticketmaster service fee in the wild.

Oasis 2027 tour: Ticket prices and dates confirmed after band’s sobriety pledge

Oasis announced dates and ticket pricing for their 2027 reunion tour, with standard tickets ranging from £71.50 to £263.50. Following significant controversy during their 2025 tour, Ticketmaster has implemented transparency updates mandated by the UK Competition and Markets Authority, including advance notice of dynamic pricing. Noel Gallagher confirmed he and Liam plan to remain sober for the duration of the tour.

Daily Mirror · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

Snyder really spent the last decade building a cult just to realize his final act is a budget-constrained hostage negotiation.

Zack Snyder’s Dream Movie Is Officially Turning Into a Nightmare

Zack Snyder’s latest production project has hit severe financial and structural roadblocks, leaving the director’s long-gestating dream movie in a state of indefinite limbo. Industry reports confirm the studio is pulling back funding amidst concerns over escalating costs and logistical instability, effectively turning the highly-anticipated creative vision into an expensive, stalling nightmare for all parties involved.

Collider · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

Nothing says authentic football fandom like donating your bank login to a malware site named after a random Quebecois health board.

Fans targeted by fake 'free' Estoril vs. SC Braga stream links

Scammers are using fake 'live stream' links for the Estoril vs. SC Braga football match, directing users to the website 'santeestrie.qc.ca'. These phishing attempts pose as legitimate broadcast channels to harvest personal user data. Fans are advised to avoid clicking such links, as they offer no actual match footage and pose significant security risks to their devices and information.

santeestrie.qc.ca · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

Being Dave Franco must be like auditioning for a role only to find out your brother already auditioned for it, booked it, and made it deeply uncomfortable for everyone on set.

Dave Franco Reflects on Breaking Free of Brother James’ ‘Shadow’ in Hollywood

Dave Franco recently discussed the complexities of navigating his career in the shadow of his older brother, James Franco. Despite the professional distance he has cultivated, he acknowledged that the lingering association with his brother's public image and controversies remains a persistent factor in how he is perceived by Hollywood and the public.

usmagazine.com · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

Nothing says elite sport like winning a contest scheduled to end exactly when it ended.

Notts wrap up final-day victory over Hampshire

Nottinghamshire beat Hampshire on the final day of their County Championship match, wrapping up the victory with the game's closing sessions. The win came on day four, the last scheduled day of the four-day format, with Notts taking the remaining Hampshire wickets to seal the result. The County Championship continues with both sides facing further fixtures as the season's standings tighten.

BBC · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

The Cowboys have won the Super Bowl in September every year since 1996.

Cowboys vs. Giants highlights: Week 1 NFL opener

The Dallas Cowboys hosted the New York Giants in their Week 1 NFL season opener at AT&T Stadium. Dallas entered the game having won the NFC East in two of the past three seasons, while New York started a new campaign after finishing 6-11 in 2024. Highlight packages from the matchup circulated online immediately after the final whistle.

NFL.com · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

Somewhere in Sandefjord a man just closed the laptop, kissed his wife goodbye, and walked into the sea.

Bodø/Glimt vs Sandefjord: Eliteserien Football Scores & Highlights

FK Bodø/Glimt host Sandefjord Fotball in the Eliteserien at Aspmyra Stadion, with live coverage and highlights carried by TNT Sports. The fixture pits the league's dominant northern side against a Sandefjord team fighting to stay clear of the relegation places, and the result will shape both the title race at the top and the survival scrap at the bottom. Bodø/Glimt have turned their home ground into a fortress, where visiting sides rarely leave with anything.

TNT Sports · Sep 14, 2026

Tech

Apple released iOS 26.7 — a version number so specific it feels less like an update and more like a hostage negotiation with your storage.

iOS 26.7 arrives for iPhone with routine fixes and no headline features

Apple released iOS 26.7 for iPhone, a minor point update arriving without a major feature rollout. The release follows Apple's pattern of incremental version bumps between annual iOS upgrades, with the company typically shipping security patches and small bug fixes in such updates. Users can install it now via Settings, though Apple has not detailed headline features for this specific version beyond routine maintenance.

9to5Mac · Sep 14, 2026

Science

Every eyelash in Southeast Asia now points the correct direction. Somebody frame that.

Timor-Leste Becomes Final Southeast Asian Nation to Eliminate Trachoma, WHO Confirms

The World Health Organization certified Timor-Leste as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making the entire Southeast Asian region trachoma-free and shielding over 2 billion people from the leading infectious cause of blindness. Investigators found no trace of the Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria during house-to-house searches on Atauro Island and countrywide eye-clinic screenings between 2015 and 2017, and a 2025 survey of 4,949 samples from children aged 1-5 across all 13 municipalities confirmed no transmission. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the achievement, while Laos, Nepal, Myanmar, India and others had already reached elimination, putting the global 2030 target within reach.

Good News Network · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

Somewhere a 14-year-old in a basement is the only working broadcaster on earth, and he's charging in wingdings.

FCSB vs Petrolul 'free live stream' links lead to a Japanese third-division club's website

The FCSB versus Petrolul fixture scheduled for 14 September 2026 drew a wave of spam listings promising free live TV coverage, most of them landing on a Japanese third-division football club's official website. The pages offered no working stream, no kickoff details, and no broadcast rights — just keyword-stuffed titles mixing Romanian club names with garbled watch-free text. Fans searching for legitimate coverage instead found typos, corrupted characters, and dead links, with the actual kickoff time and broadcaster left unconfirmed by any of the sites hosting them.

大分トリニータオフィシャルサイト · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

Nothing brings a city together like 100 strangers all agreeing the Pacific is the cheapest therapist on the West Coast.

More than 100 people gather in San Francisco to scream at the ocean

More than 100 people gathered at Vista Del Mar above San Francisco's Ocean Beach on Saturday for "Guttural Scream at the Sea," an event organised by local resident Danielle Egan. A screaming contest preceded the group yell, judged on volume, length and style; winner Olivia Gugliemotto hit 121.9 decibels, just shy of the 129-decibel world record, and won a small megaphone. Egan's flyer listed reasons to scream including rent, AI, unspecified anger, and that it feels good.

UPI Odd News · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

Win a Manchester derby and the first thing you do is photograph yourself, because the scoreboard will be reset but the receipts are forever.

Erling Haaland Takes a Selfie at Old Trafford After City Beat United in the Derby

Erling Haaland took a selfie on the Old Trafford pitch after Manchester City beat Manchester United in the derby. The Premier League shared the clip across its social accounts, including Instagram and TikTok, with a cheeky 'Apology Accepted' caption. The post also promotes the Premier League app for iOS and Android.

Premier League · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

The bat paid no fare, touched no phone, and got off before the drama — it's the only professional on that train.

Bat Causes Chaos on Glasgow Commuter Train

A bat boarded a ScotRail commuter train between Gourock and Glasgow Central on Saturday, first appearing to passengers between Cartsdyke and Bogston stations in Greenock. Video shot by Lesley McLellan shows a ScotRail employee waving a Saltire flag at the animal, which then lodged itself in the luggage rack. The bat eventually exited through the open doors when another passenger waved his hat at it. The footage was shared on the Inverclyde Community & Road Watch Facebook page.

UPI Odd News · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

Poland spent two hours negotiating with a moose. The moose spent two hours not knowing Poland exists.

Moose on the tracks causes train delays in Poland

A loose moose wandered onto the tracks between Warsaw West and Warsaw Central stations on Sunday evening, prompting rail operator PLK to suspend service on platforms 3 and 4. The company nicknamed the animal Emil and said railway staff and animal experts were working on a relocation plan, joking that he would return to his habitat safely but not by rail. Officials later tranquilized the moose and moved it to a wooded area away from the tracks, and normal service resumed.

UPI Odd News · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

Every tiny dog on a velvet pillow is one bad day from remembering it used to run a desert.

Stanford Study Finds Chihuahuas Share DNA With Wild Coyotes

A Stanford University team testing new ancestry-mapping software called Gnomix and Gnofix found that Chihuahuas share multiple genome segments with wild coyotes, confirming a 'New World' heritage alongside European dog DNA. The study, published in Nature Communications, also found Arctic dog ancestry makes up more than 4 percent of the Xoloitzcuintli genome. Researchers did not determine when coyote genes entered the Chihuahua lineage, though the breed's tiny size likely came from human selective breeding rather than coyote ancestry.

ScienceAlert · Sep 14, 2026

Sports

Fifty-nine points is not a football score, that's a group chat where nobody's checking the receipts.

Bears Outlast Panthers 59-37 in Highest-Scoring Week 1 Game in NFL History

The Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers 59-37 at Soldier Field, combining for 96 points — the most ever scored in an NFL Week 1 game. Chicago's offense scored on nearly every possession while Carolina's defense offered minimal resistance, and the two teams traded touchdowns deep into the fourth quarter. The previous Week 1 record had stood for decades before Sunday's outburst. The Athletic's Chris Branch broke down the historic shootout and the weekend's other highlights.

CBS News · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

The most unrealistic part of the near-death story is that someone actually got dragged to hell and it wasn't over an unpaid bill.

I was dragged to hell by gnarled fingers

A first-person account in the Daily Star recounts a near-death experience in which the narrator says they were seized and dragged toward hell by terrifying gnarled fingers. The piece describes the grip, the sensation of being pulled downward, and the narrator's fear during the episode before they were released. No date, location, or medical explanation is given for the events described.

Daily Star · Sep 14, 2026

Tech

Nothing calms a market like a CEO warning about the apocalypse right before his own IPO.

AI stocks tumble as tech bosses call for a 'reckless' development slowdown

AI-related stocks slid on Monday after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging the industry to 'pace the frontier,' calling too-fast development 'reckless.' OpenAI's Sam Altman, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis and SpaceX's Elon Musk endorsed it. SoftBank fell 13%, the Kospi 3%, TSMC 1.2%, ASML up to 5.4%, and Nasdaq futures pointed 1.3% lower. Meanwhile AI-threatened stocks rallied: WPP rose 3.1% and Relx 4.2%. Reports say Anthropic expects a second straight quarter of positive adjusted operating income as it prepares to list this year; Altman said OpenAI won't go public in 2026.

Guardian World · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

The only thing preventing a sectarian civil war in Ireland was everyone agreeing the guy who said it is a moron.

Trump's Ireland reunification remark dismissed as 'drunk uncle' rambling

US President Donald Trump suggested Ireland should reunify 'as soon as possible' during a golf trip, a comment that would normally trigger a major diplomatic crisis and unrest. Taoiseach Micheál Martin noted even paramilitaries dismissed it as nonsense, while DUP's Emma Little-Pengelly mocked his garbled phrasing about 'one of the naturals of all time.' Both sides treated it as the ramblings of an addled old man in a Doonbeg bar, not actual policy.

The Daily Mash · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

Thirty years of Gallagher brotherhood, and the only thing they've ever agreed on is the price.

Oasis announces 2027 world tour with two concerts in Barcelona

Oasis, led by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, will launch a 2027 world tour on 21 May in Glasgow and close it on 19 September at Knebworth in England. The announcement follows the release of a documentary about the brothers' reconciliation after years of feuding. Two Barcelona dates are included on the run.

El País · Sep 14, 2026

Tech

It's the corporate equivalent of a smoke break during a five-alarm fire — everyone nods solemnly, then goes back inside holding a lighter.

AI moguls reach historic agreement to pretend they're slowing down for safety

Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic and warned that AI could end humanity by 2030. In response, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and other AI executives signed a joint pledge to publicly pretend they are slowing down development for safety reasons. No timeline was actually delayed, no compute was reduced, and no lab paused training runs. The agreement commits the companies to the appearance of caution while racing to build ever-larger models.

El Mundo Today · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

She crossed state lines by napping. That's not a stowaway, that's a lifestyle.

Teeny Tiny Bat Found 100 Miles From Home in Nebraska Office, Takes Most Adorable Photoshoot

Workers at an Omaha office building found a tiny female bat crawling on the floor and called animal control, which took her to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab. She turned out to be a cave myotis, a species never before recorded in Nebraska; the North American Bat Monitoring Program puts her normal range in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Staff believe she tucked herself into freight originating in that range and emerged in Omaha. She is safe, measures about 2.25 inches, and posed for photos in a white ramekin.

Upworthy · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

He didn't inherit the cheekbones. He inherited the number for the guy who casts the cheekbones.

Cillian Murphy's 19-Year-Old Son Lands First Lead Role, Looks Exactly Like Him

Aran Murphy, the 19-year-old son of actor Cillian Murphy, has landed his first leading role in the series Youth, playing a tormented teenager consumed by social media. Reviewers have noted his striking resemblance to his father, the Oscar-winning star of Oppenheimer and Peaky Blinders. The casting has renewed online debate over whether the younger Murphy earned the part or simply inherited the family's access and famous jawline.

El País · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

The musical was literally about a guy who painted a park and then vanished from public view. Ariana just did the sequel, no canvas required.

London 'Sunday in the Park With George' Revival Canceled as Grande and Bailey Exit

Empire Street Productions canceled its 2027 Barbican revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George after both leads dropped out. Ariana Grande, cast as Dot and Marie, announced last month she was stepping back from visibility following her Eternal Sunshine tour and ongoing scrutiny of her health. Jonathan Bailey, set to play Georges Seurat, exited earlier this month. Producers pushed the planned May ticket sale to September before shelving the run, retaining the rights for a possible 2028 staging.

Variety · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

One dad quietly decided the whole block was going to be his kid's friend group.

Dad Builds the Friend Group His Son Needed, One Backyard Game at a Time

Rather than wait for invitations that never came, one father started organizing games and activities for the children on his street so his son, who has Down syndrome, would have playmates. Neighbors' kids now show up to join in, and the boy has become a regular part of the group. The post, shared by his family, credits the dad's persistence for turning strangers into friends.

r/MadeMeSmile · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

Fifteen years of obedience and the reward is finally getting to do whatever you want — on camera, for money.

Lisa Uncensored: Blackpink, Leaked Videos and Bond Girl Dreams

Lisa, the Thai member of Blackpink, spent five years as a YG Entertainment trainee under rules that barred dating, drinking, driving and seeing friends, with monthly evaluations deciding who got cut. After Blackpink opted for solo projects in 2024, she founded her own management company, Lloud, signed with RCA and released the album Alter Ego. She sang a Bond theme at the Oscars, debuted in The White Lotus and played Coachella. The documentary Always Lalisa, directed by Sue Kim, premiered at TIFF and opens in theaters October 12.

Variety · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

Hugo is 6'10" — that's not a horse, that's a neighbour who can fix your gutters.

Hay there! Meet Hugo, the world's tallest horse — and he's still growing

Hugo, a chestnut gelding stabled in the UK, has been measured at 6 feet 10 inches tall, making him the tallest horse in Britain — and he's still growing. His owner says the extra height comes with extra costs: custom-made tack, a bigger stable door, and feed bills that keep climbing. More measuring is planned while Hugo, still only a few years old, keeps growing.

BBC · Sep 14, 2026

Weird

The vinyl floor has filed a formal complaint about the thumping.

Born Without a Full Fibula, Arlo Now Races Hospital Halls on His New 'Leggy'

Arlo was born with fibular hemimelia, a rare condition in which the smaller lower-leg bone never fully develops, and his parents Emily and Tyler searched hospitals across the country before choosing Shriners Children's for his care. The team there talked them through treatment options and encouraged them to picture Arlo's life as a teenager and an adult. He now test-drives each new prosthesis, nicknamed his "leggy," by sprinting the hospital's carpeted hallways while his parents film. He has since climbed more than 80 feet up a climbing wall.

Upworthy · Sep 14, 2026

Everything else

A front door, a tenancy agreement, furniture he built himself. Michael didn't just get housed — he got to stop bracing for goodbye.

How 'Housing First' Is Helping People Leave Rough Sleeping Behind

England's government announced a £442m rough sleeping programme in August, combining an immediate push to offer everyone sleeping rough a route off the streets before Christmas with longer-term accommodation. More than 1,000 settled homes are expected over the next three years, alongside intensive support, and government guidance says the longer-term housing offer will build on Housing First principles. Michael, homeless in Plymouth in 2022, later secured a flat through The Connection's Solo Homes scheme, signing a tenancy within weeks of meeting support worker Gen.

Positive News · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

The internet's been asking who got Taken this time, and honestly, fair.

Liam Neeson and Stella Stöcker spark controversy with hand-in-hand appearance

Liam Neeson, 72, appeared hand-in-hand with his partner, German actress Stella Stöcker, 43, at a public event, and social media immediately split between congratulating him and joking about the 29-year age gap. The clip spread fastest on X, where users recycled his Taken persona to ask who, exactly, was being rescued. Neither Neeson nor Stöcker has commented on the reaction.

إرم نيوز · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

Two brothers who spent thirty years not speaking will now spend 2027 selling you £180 seats to watch them not speak in person.

Oasis Expected to Unveil 2027 Reunion Tour Dates Today

Noel and Liam Gallagher are expected to confirm Oasis reunion tour dates for 2027 in an announcement on Tuesday, teased by a drone display and trailed by UK and Irish media. Irish reports point to four concerts at Slane in 2027. Ticket vendors urged fans to complete five pre-sale steps, including registering payment details, before a 4pm deadline.

The Independent · Sep 14, 2026

Tech

Nothing bonds a family like a 36-month contract and a credit check that finds out you're related.

T-Mobile Is Giving Away the iPhone 18 Pro 'For Free' — Here's the Catch

T-Mobile is promoting the Apple iPhone 18 Pro as free, while CNET compares the iPhone 18 Pro to the four-year-old 14 Pro and UK carrier EE confirms it will stock the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 and AirPods 5. The free phone comes with the usual carrier conditions, and the coverage is really a launch roundup dressed as a bargain.

Mashable · Sep 14, 2026

Entertainment

The Emmys red carpet is just a runway where people who've never seen each other's shows pretend they're thrilled to see each other.

Emmys 2026 red carpet: Stars of nominated shows begin to arrive in style

Nominees for the 2026 Emmy Awards began arriving on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony, with stars from television's most acclaimed shows posing for photographers and giving interviews. The arrivals mark the start of Hollywood's annual celebration of small-screen achievement, with this year's ceremony honouring the best in television across drama, comedy and limited series categories.

ABC News AU · Sep 14, 2026