9 terrific checks out from CNET today

It was a major week in tech.

Facebook, which suffered its longest failure in history, lost 2 more executives and is apparently dealing with a criminal probe over data-sharing offers. Facebook and YouTube were both slammed for not having the ability to keep videos of Friday’s New Zealand horror attack off their platforms. And Boeing’s 737 Max 8 airplane was grounded all over the world following a 2nd lethal crash.

Apart from that, a jury ruled Apple ought to pay Qualcomm $31 million for patent violation. 

There was some lighter news too, though. Here are some stories we’re additional happy with today.

Peex is attempting to make shows sound much better for guests with a cordless wearable gadget that boosts the sound experience.

To restore Appalachia, one Kentucky coal business is changing 2 old mining websites into an enormous solar farm.

The 737 Max 8 has actually had 2 lethal crashes in 5 months. Now President Trump has actually weighed in, and the airplane is grounded.

And here’s the huge hint: Along with Amazon and EA, Comcast has an interest in a Korean video gaming business.

Is the ceramic worth the additional $250? To discover, we put a ceramic S10 Plus and a glass S10 Plus through our severe drop test.

The million images were shared under the liberal licenses Flickr professional photographers selected, however those photographers most likely didn’t photo this.

It’s the very best program on Netflix you’re not enjoying. (Unless you are — in which case, congratulations!)

Supermarket chickens and cheetah colors assist visual-effects manager Sven Martin and group animate Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion.

From chattering nuns to missing out on unicorns, SXSW caused the odd.