The biggest tech fails of 2021
CNN
For many, 2021 was a mix of hopeful and challenging, as covid vaccines became more widely available but the pandemic dragged on for another year. And while technology continued to keep us entertained and connected during the pandemic, it also made our lives harder.
There were times this year when technology misfired or failed to work entirely — from giant internet outages and crippling ransomware attacks to a series of issues for Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. (So many, in fact, it's the one company we list twice here.)
Here is CNN Business' list of some of the most noteworthy tech-tastrophes of 2021:
A provocative new work from the artist behind that duct-taped banana tackles gun violence in America
The Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan shines a light on gun violence and the divisions in US society in a new installation, “Sunday,” at Gagosian in New York City.
One Florida abortion clinic confronts a new six-week ban with a last-minute push and long-term plans
On Tuesday afternoon, Mikenzie Buchanan scooped up an armful of clipboards piled behind the front desk at A Woman’s Choice, an abortion clinic here; it was almost too many to hold. On each clipboard, behind a blue cover to protect personal information, were documents and charts for patients who had visited the clinic to receive a medication abortion that day.