2020: Bad Year Overall, but Good Things Happened in Tech

eWEEK PERSPECTIVE: The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 overshadowed nearly everything else. Business was disrupted, hundreds of thousands died, the economy was in shambles. The presidential campaign grew more and more negative, schools were closed, restaurants and other public places were shut down. It’s been a rotten year. Nonetheless, tech made some big advances.