Before we bid a final adieu to 2023, let's take a look back at some of the stories, scientific breakthroughs, technological advances, and breathtaking photographs that defined the past year.

Farewell, 2023.

• The business stories that dominated 2023 (The Daily Record) 
• A look back at the top business stories of 2023 (The New York Times) 
• Finance and the economy: Our 5 top stories from 2023 (World Economic Forum) 
• A.I., 'Magnificent 7' highlight biggest takeaways from 2023 (Yahoo! Finance) 
• What recession? How I, and everyone else, got 2023 so wrong (The Wall Street Journal) 
• 13 ways the world got better in 2023 (Time) 
• A federal tax year in review (Forbes) 
• 2023: The year we played with A.I. — and weren't sure what to do about it (Associated Press)  
• The biggest generative A.I. blunders of 2023 (WorkLife)
• Best photos of 2023: New York Times | National Geographic | Time | AP 
• Actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023 (NPR)