This year, in lieu of the traditional Best Of lists, we held a series of discussions about some of 2015's big trends and questions. Are all the major tech companies starting to look the same? Does anyone know what "censorship" means in a world of corporate-run social platforms? Why is Silicon Valley having so much trouble with health-science startups? Here's full list of our year-end conversations.
Dec 31, 2015, 2:30 PM UTCKwame Opam and Emily Yoshida
Diversity is now the defining conversation of the entertainment industry
Dec 31, 2015, 1:30 PM UTCLoren Grush and Sean O'Kane
Space took over the internet this year
NASA and space companies have figured out how to make rocket launches and new discoveries major events
Dec 30, 2015, 4:45 PM UTCLizzie Plaugic and Verge Support
How Netflix and Amazon have changed the rules of TV
From Mindy Project to Master of None, Netflix and Hulu had better lineups in 2015 than some traditional TV channels
Dec 30, 2015, 4:00 PM UTCAdi Robertson and Russell Brandom
2015 was the year 'censorship' lost all meaning
What is free speech now, and who can limit it?
Dec 30, 2015, 3:37 PM UTCChris Plante and Adi Robertson
This was the last year of VR's beta test
We're still waiting for the virtual reality revolution
Dec 29, 2015, 4:30 PM UTCMicah Singleton and Jamieson Cox
Streaming is making the music industry more unequal
This year we saw that streaming music favors the few
Dec 29, 2015, 3:30 PM UTCBen Popper and Elizabeth Lopatto
Silicon Valley is confusing pseudo-science with innovation
This year we saw what happens when you mix venture capital with dubious health startups
Dec 29, 2015, 2:23 PM UTCCasey Newton and Verge Support
Why is the media so afraid of Facebook?
It's all going to be okay, unless it isn't
Dec 28, 2015, 6:00 PM UTCChris Ziegler and Andrew J. Hawkins
2015 was the year we learned Silicon Valley is coming after the transportation industry
Dec 28, 2015, 3:04 PM UTCLauren Goode and Dieter Bohn
2015 was the year big tech companies all started to look the same
If you can't beat 'em, be 'em
