From Zoom to VR, the tech winners and losers of 2020


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We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. When it comes to technology, 2020 was a year like no other.

Here are the year’s tech winners and losers:

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