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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Quality never goes out of style. But tact might.

    Last week, Levi’s revealed it would be supplementing human fashion models with AI-generated ones to ‘sustainably diversify’ its online shopping platforms. Unsurprisingly, people took issue with that.

    The denim company responded by blaming industry standards for its model limitations on photoshoots and now claims it “did not see this pilot as a means to advance diversity.” It went on to claim, “we are not scaling back our plans for live photo shoots, the use of live models, or our commitment to working with diverse models.”

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    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.

    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.

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