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Will KJ-T strike Olympic gold? Will Sunak go for an early election? How much will Taylor Swift fans bring to the UK economy? From tech to fashion, food to politics, the Observer’s top writers predict who and what will make the headlines
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A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever
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Guardian writers including Marina Hyde, John Crace (and a few other successful types) reveal what they won’t be doing in the coming year
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Artist and activist Scottee cues you up for a healthier 2024 with Self Help. Plus: five of the best podcasts hosted by families
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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use of marketing pixels to track people’s online habits
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US government commission barred imports and sales of some smartwatches following patent dispute with medical-tech firm Masimo
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This year, US consumers returned 20% of the items they ordered online, and the waste and environmental cost is high
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Musk and Zuck challenged each other to a fight; the former House speaker allegedly shoved a colleague. It was a bumper year for male insecurity
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From cage fighting to rebranding Twitter: it was another controversial year for the multibillionaire
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Our 20 favourite pieces of the year
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Crypto’s crown slipped, an AI godfather spoke out and Apple entered the stuttering VR market – the stories that really mattered this year
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From insight into our human ancestry and breakthroughs on the moon to a flourishing of AI and terrifying new developments in the climate, it was a year of scientific drama
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Sales surge as cities and states look to cut pollution from cars and improve options for Americans to get around
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From ‘dense’ training and tests to going live, answering for ‘idles’ – and some of the types of videos received
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Voice actors and expert analysis brings to life the juiciest celebrity legal affairs in Courtroom Drama. Plus: five of the best myth-busting podcasts
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Images might have helped AI systems produce realistic sexual imagery of fake children; the database was taken down in response
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Board describes the two videos as important for ‘informing the world about human suffering on both sides’
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Simon Thomas knew the periodic table by heart at six. Now the Cambridge firm’s co-founder is putting his scientific brain behind graphene’s power to help us compete with China
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Low-cost, low-quality ‘everything’ stores such as Temu, Shein and Amazon make buying stuff easier than ever – but it comes at a cost
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Sales of Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches affected amid dispute with Masimo over technology behind blood oxygen feature