FUT continued the momentum they built in Stage 1 by handing FURIA a 2-0 loss in their opening IEM Kraków match on 31 January 2026. The victory keeps FUT in the winners' bracket and sets up a next-round meeting with G2.

Commentator Vladimir “Maelstorm” Kuzminov commented on recent changes at Team Spirit’s Dota 2 division, calling the decision to move coach Ayrat “Silent” Gaziev to inactive a logical step. According to Maelstorm, the organization had been lacking new ideas for some time, and the change reflects a need for renewal within the team.

Netflix has commissioned an eighth season of the speculative anthology series Black Mirror, according to a report from Variety. The announcement confirms that the platform has greenlit further episodes of the show that examines the darker consequences of technological change.