The biggest tech moments in 2015

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Project Loon coming to Sri Lanka, us becoming 3 years old and getting a new office, a ton of amazing events filling the calendar – 2015. It was an interesting year in the world of tech. When 2016 was coming upon us, we took a look back to find the biggest moments of 2015 and wanted to try something new. And so after a few sleepless nights squashing bugs, the coding wizards of ReadMe have made this timeline to take you back in time to see the biggest moments of 2015 in the world of tech.
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