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


Island-simulation game ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’, which debuted March 20, has now sold a cumulative 26 million units globally, according to Nintendo. — AP

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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