The year in tech: 2016’s biggest flops, fails, and faux pas Posted on December 29, 2016 by Deep1 of 12ThumbnailsMORESee larger imageCredit: WikipediaThe worst of timesLet’s be honest. Everybody loves a good fail, and wow did we see some doozies from the tech community in 2016. From scary fails like exploding phones and record-breaking hacks to shocking mistakes by Nazi-loving chatbots and mic-dropping Minions, here’s a look back at our fun-failed 2016.source”cnbc”