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It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Actually, it was mostly the worst of times.

It’s hard to look back on the past year and think of it as a monumental improvement over 2020. And that’s just as true in the tech space. Chip shortages affected every corner of the industry, making it hard to find a PlayStation 5, new graphics card or even a new car and Facebook got so much bad press, it changed its name.

There were some good moments, though, along with some truly awful ones. Here’s a look at the year that was, with hopes for more “best” moments in 2022.

Best tech moments of 2021

MRNA vaccines saved lives 

While the technology behind mRNA vaccines has been in development for nearly two decades, the COVID-19 pandemic gave it a chance to shine. Rather than using a weakened or dead version of the actual virus, mRNA uses a genetic code to tell the body’s cells to produce proteins that the immune system recognizes as the virus. Beyond its effectiveness with Covid,…