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There’s simply over someday left of 2022 and we’ve all however exhausted our choices for ‘better of’ lists. However there’s yet another we thought we’d provide you with earlier than 2023 graces us with its presence: the articles you, pricey readers, cared most about this yr.

From a billionaire who proved you may actually purchase happiness (or a spot to shitpost) with cash to some superyacht drama, listed here are 12 belongings you cared about most this yr.

1. NASA’s Curiosity Rover and a ‘doorway’ on Mars

In Might, NASA’s Curiosity rover took a photograph of a Lovecraftian characteristic on the floor of Mars: a seemingly rectangular and shadowy opening within the planet’s uncovered rock that appears as if it leads into the Martian underground. Whereas the grainy black-and-white picture could have had conspiracy theorists over the moon, it nearly positively doesn’t present the doorway to an underground alien society. Over the ten years Curiosity has been doing its factor, it’s captured a variety of pics, however this was the one which despatched folks right into a spin. Oh, the James Webb Telescope received your love, too.

2. To the moon with Artemis 1

Staying in house and there was so much of reports this yr about house, together with however not restricted to the lengthy drawn-out launch of NASA’s Artemis 1. NASA’s Artemis 1 mission concluded with Orion’s immaculate splashdown within the Pacific Ocean just a few weeks in the past. Seemingly a billion years — and most assuredly just a few billion {dollars} — within the making, the mission ended far too rapidly for house junkies like us. However in these brief few weeks, it managed to nail all its major goals. Artemis 1 was strictly meant as an illustration mission, a means for NASA to check its new SLS megarocket and Orion spacecraft. An effort to return people to the lunar setting. We discovered so much and we received some fairly photos which are out of this world (sorry).

3. Elon doing dumb shit

Elon Musk made a bid for Twitter earlier this yr, with the blue chicken website confirming the deal on April 26. The on once more, then off once more, then on once more deal, for a cool $61 billion (in Aussie phrases), was sealed on October 28 when Musk walked via the firm’s HQ with a sink to make a horrible joke. Quite a bit has occurred within the brief two months that he’s been chief twit and whereas none of us wish to admit we like to learn what he’s as much as, he continues to high our article counts day in and day trip. However it’s not simply his Tweeting, it’s additionally his house firm SpaceX, his completely on its means Cybertruck, Tesla and the EVs that firm makes, and his persona on the whole. What is going to 2023 convey for man who has an excessive amount of money and time on his palms?

4. Joe Rogan doing dumb shit

Talking of males on the web, that complete Joe Rogan-Spotify saga occurred this yr, too. It began when Spotify started eradicating songs by musician nice Neil Younger after he mentioned he didn’t need his music showing on the identical platform as anti-vaccine podcaster Joe Rogan. The podcast in query disappeared for a quick second in Australia, however was sadly reinstated. Rogan stored his face within the information cycle, although, one notable Simply Joe Second was when he received duped over a narrative about Australia banning home-grown meals and one other, extra just lately, was about colleges and a furry.

5. Morning information briefing

One thing we began solely in August was a day by day briefing of some tech information that has occurred within the 24 hours prior. With Australians largely sleeping whereas the worldwide tales are dropping, we thought it was the easiest way to offer you a fast rundown of issues which will have been misplaced within the newsfeed. For those who don’t know, it’s titled ‘Tech Information: 5 Issues to Know in Australia Right now‘ and there’s a brand new put up each weekday earlier than 9.30 am. For these of you that do know, thanks for clicking via, it’s nice to see an concept the writers had acquired so nicely from you all.

6. You need a discount

Each morning we republish an inventory of the finest tech offers you may get that day. It’s confirmed to be a go-to supply for nabbing one thing on a budget by you people. It’s not simply our day by day offers, nevertheless, Black Friday was a brilliant in style deal-grabbing train for a lot of of our readers, specifically, you needed to know what was taking place at JB Hello-Fi. Curiously, this yr Bunnings additionally snuck in as a go-to tech store.

Talking of shopping for stuff…

7. Y’all are nonetheless on the lookout for a PS5

Not like final yr, we have been all largely out and about this yr, however that didn’t cease you from attempting to trace down a god damned PlayStation 5. For the previous few years, we’ve had a working article itemizing the place you may nab a PS5. It’s confirmed useful to lots of you over the previous few months. However regardless of the doom and gloom (and greediness of scalpers), an ‘inflow’ of consoles is upon us and we look ahead to a straightforward future for these of you but to scoop one up.

8. Vehicles that vroom quietly

This yr, Gizmodo Australia reviewed seven EVs, with our favorite being the Polestar 2. It wasn’t simply the critiques, nevertheless, we chatted with Mitsubishi’s Aussie boss about why the corporate isn’t bringing a full EV down underneath and in addition picked the mind of a mechanic who specialises in EV conversions. It’s been a busy yr and with the authorities now listening, we’re anticipating massive issues in 2023 on the earth of electrical automobiles.

9. Boats which are massive

It began with information that the ship that may have develop into the world’s largest cruise liner was scrapped earlier than it ever had the prospect to take its maiden voyage. It was then adopted by a little bit of a wrap up of some massive boats, then information that Disney was shopping for one, however all spherical, 2022 was a dangerous yr to be a ship. But when we solid our thoughts again, we heard again in February that Amazon founder turned rocket-man Jeff Bezos needed to show that, with sufficient cash, you actually can transfer mountains — or at the least, on this case, cherished bridges. It was all in regards to the metropolis of Rotterdam briefly disabling its historic Koningshaven bridge so a luxurious superyacht rumoured to have been commissioned by Bezos may make its means out to sea. Seems it didn’t must be moved. Oh, then there was the thriller surrounding the superyacht that had docked in Adelaide. All of us grew to become boat consultants this yr, who’da thought.

10. Medical breakthroughs

For those who made it via 2020 and 2021 with out catching COVID, chances are high you bought it this yr. However whereas the virus itself didn’t get a lot air time this yr, COVID-adjacent issues did, such because the revelation that ‘COVID dick’ was actual. You may examine that in your personal time, however right here’s a wrap-up of some kick-ass breakthroughs within the medical world this yr.

11. Huge love for Aussie telcos and NBN drama

I’m having déjà vu from final yr, however we’re actually not shocked – the web and having a service supplier are mandatory evils. Whether or not it was Aussie Broadband making an acquisition, the underdog telco paying a effective and recovering from an Australia-wide outage, Optus getting hacked, Telstra type of getting hacked, Telstra and TPG dropping to Optus, Vodafone doing the naked minimal this yr or NBN quietly capping heavy customers, 2022 gave us so much of telco drama. However, it wasn’t all goss, we targeted so much this yr on bringing you the finest NBN, 5G house web and cell plans on the market, in addition to recommendations on the best way to make your web suck much less.

12. Devices galore

Telephone season began with Samsung in February, once we received the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and the S22 Extremely. Apple then launched its budget-friendly iPhone SE 5G, Google adopted with the Pixel 6a, then Apple got here out swinging with its iPhone 14 vary earlier than Google proved as soon as once more it has a kick-ass telephone within the Pixel 7 Professional. However it wasn’t simply telephones. Laptops for work, laptops for play, iPads, iPads, extra iPads, displays, greater screens, actually massive screens, keyboards, headphones, earbuds, actually good good house stuff, actually dangerous good house stuff, and who can overlook Dyson’s….factor. You identify it, we lined it, you really liked it.

In fact, there was a hell of much more, however these are the themes and articles that basically struck with you, pricey readers. Thanks for your entire assist this yr, we all know you may have extra choices than ever earlier than and we’re so grateful you select to spend your time with us. Right here’s to a contented and wholesome 2023.