Amazon plans to expand Whole Foods, New Year's fireworks go green in Taipei and we look back at 2018's biggest tech headlines. Here's your Daily Crunch for December 31, 2018.

1. Report: Amazon is planning a Whole Foods expansion to benefit Prime Now

According to a story in The Wall Street Journal, the goal is to put more customers within range of Amazon’s Prime Now service.

Currently, Prime Now offers two-hour delivery in more than 60 U.S. cities, and 30-minute-plus grocery pickup in nearly 30 cities. Amazon is reportedly planning to expand those services to almost all its 475 Whole Foods stores.

2. A look inside the Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve fireworks show as it goes green

As one of the tallest LEED-certified buildings, Taipei 101 often serves as a case study for how landmark skyscrapers can reduce their carbon footprint, and it has been taking steps to reduce pollution from the fireworks show while making sure it's still a spectacle.

3. MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass

The system uses a closed, heated box that holds the melted glass and another thermally controlled box where it prints the object, producing clear glass structures that can be used for decoration or building.

4. Here’s how to play a game from Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch episode

If you’ve gone down the rabbit hole with Netflix’s latest Black Mirror release, here's a fun online Easter egg.

5. TechCrunch’s Favorite Things of 2018

Before 2019 begins, check out this roundup of all the apps, gadgets, books and shows that made 2018 bearable for the TechCrunch editorial team. (Not everything here is tech-related, but it's all highly recommended.)

6. Our 2018 Year in Review

Yep, it was a big year for tech news — and for the past week or so, TechCrunch writers have been looking back at the year in digital media, venture capital, cybersecurity and more. You can browse all of our year-end feature stories at the link above.

And that's it for 2018. I'm heading to India, China and Malaysia for the next couple of weeks, so Taylor Nakagawa will be taking over the Daily Crunch while I'm gone. In the meantime: Happy New Year!