Jess Weatherbed

News Reporter

FTC bans scammy companies from ‘calling about your car’s extended warranty’

Jess WeatherbedMar 27, 2023

First Citizens commits to buying Silicon Valley Bank.

North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank & Trust Company has entered an agreement with the FDIC to purchase Silicon Valley Bank’s assets of $110 billion, deposits of $56 billion, and loans of $72 billion, in addition to operating SVB’s 17 branches. SVB depositors will automatically become customers of First Citizens.

The second-largest bank collapse in US history, SVB failed on March 10th following a bank run.

First Citizens Bank Enters into Whole Bank Purchase of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A.

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is great — you just have to roll with it

Engaging, comical, and unapologetically dorky, Honor Among Thieves occasionally stumbles under its own ambition but ultimately proves that high fantasy doesn’t always have to be highbrow.

Jess WeatherbedMar 25, 2023

Xencelabs’ new display drawing tablet gives Wacom a run for its money

Jess WeatherbedMar 24, 2023

Utah governor signs new laws requiring parental consent for under-18s to use social media

Jess WeatherbedMar 24, 2023

Jess WeatherbedMar 23, 2023

Move over Fat Bear Week, it’s Fish Doorbell season.

Every spring, fish wait at the Weerdsluis lock in the Netherlands while traveling to their spawning grounds. Unless of course, you ring the doorbell and let them bass...uh, pass.

The visdeurbel or “fish doorbell” is an underwater live stream that lets viewers tell lock operators to open the gate and unclog fish traffic.

Turtle Beach’s flagship gaming headset offers ‘unrivaled’ noise cancellation — for a price

Jess WeatherbedMar 23, 2023

Apple wants a real AFC Richmond, eyeing up English soccer stream rights.

Bloomberg reports that Apple is considering a bid for the rights to stream English Premier League games in the UK, according to “people familiar with the situation.”

This isn’t the first time this has been rumored. If it is true though, Apple TV Plus might provide some competition for Amazon Prime Video, which scored the UK Champions League streaming rights for 2024.