2024 is almost over, somehow. So we gathered a bunch of our Verge colleagues and told them each to tell us three things from the year: the biggest story, their favorite new tech thing, and their favorite new non-tech thing. We got a collection of big stories, cool gadgets, great movies, and more good stuff from the year that was.
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Further reading:
Jay Peters:

Story of the year: Google is a monopoly


New thing of the year: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth


Non-tech thing of the year: XOXO Field Notes notebooks



Jake Kastrenakes:

Story of the year: All things AI


New thing of the year: The Wiim Ultra amp


Non-tech thing of the year: Chronoloy



Justine Calma

Story of the year: The US election, and the rise of nuclear power


New thing of the year: Nurse Unseen


Non-tech thing of the year: Sugarcane



Vjeran Pavic:

Story of the year: The Apple Vision Pro


New thing of the year: The Fujifilm X100VI and the Kino app


Non-tech thing of the year: Mountain Gazette



Kylie Robison:

Story of the year: Billionaire crybabies


New thing of the year: Stardew Valley


Non-tech thing of the year: Curated playlists



Barbara Krasnoff:

Story of the year: The US election


New thing of the year: The Elgato Stream Deck


Non-tech thing of the year: Googly eyes



Alex Heath:

Story of the year: The AI rat race


New thing of the year: Granola


Non-tech thing of the year: Shochu



Ash Parrish:

Story of the year: Grand Theft Auto VI and the Nintendo Switch 2, and more industry layoffs


New thing of the year: The Playstation Portal


Non-tech thing of the year: Bucephalus the puppy


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We gathered a bunch of our Verge colleagues and told them each to tell us three things from the year: the biggest story, their favorite new tech thing, and their favorite new non-tech thing.

Our biggest stories and favorite things of 2024