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Here’s how Iran could become a “forever war”

The Trump administration’s end goals for the war in Iran, never particularly well-defined to begin with, appear to be narrowing.  While President Donald Trump once spoke ambitiously about regime change and insisted that he should play a role in selecting Iran’s next supreme leader — similar to Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela — the White House now says […]

Shareholder letter: crypto exchange Gemini has cut ~30% of its staff since the start of 2026 and employed ~445 people as of March 1; Gemini lost $500M+ in 2025 (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

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Shareholder letter: crypto exchange Gemini has cut ~30% of its staff since the start of 2026 and employed ~445 people as of March 1; Gemini lost $500M+ in 2025  —  Gemini Space Station Inc.'s workforce reduction has reached roughly 30% since the start of the year following layoffs …

Memo: ByteDance agrees to sell gaming unit Moonton to Savvy Games, owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF, sources say for $6B; ByteDance bought Moonton for ~$4B in 2021 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Memo: ByteDance agrees to sell gaming unit Moonton to Savvy Games, owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF, sources say for $6B; ByteDance bought Moonton for ~$4B in 2021  —  Savvy Games Group has agreed to buy the Moonton studio from ByteDance Ltd. as the Saudi Arabian firm builds up its mobile gaming assets.

Assassin's Creed Is Finally Going To Ancient Rome, Kind Of

Game Informer

Assassin's Creed is finally going to Ancient Rome, though it's not the way you might expect. Though players have yearned for a game set during this period of history, the first taste of the Brotherhood during this era will come by way of Netflix's upcoming live-action Assassin's Creed series

Alongside a full cast reveal, which you can see in the image below in this story, Ubisoft also revealed that the untitled Netflix adaptation will be set in Ancient Rome in 64 AD. History buffs likely know what that year is infamous for in Roman history, but for those unaware, it's the year of the Great Fire of Rome, which began in mid-July in 64 AD. Nearly three-quarters of Rome, or 10 of its 14 city districts, were destroyed as the fire raged for six days before it was eventually brought under control. The infamous Emperor Nero blamed the Christians in Rome and used this fire to initiate an empire-wide persecution of those practicing this religion. 

Over the following years, several assassination attempts (ahem) were made on Nero, but the Emperor survived all of them. However, he died by suicide in the year 68 AD after learning that Centurions were on their way to arrest him for financial and government crimes. All of this to say, it's a rich period of history for a series all about assassinations, secret orders, and more. 

Alongside word of the series' setting, Ubisoft also revealed the cast, and you can check them out below. Unfortunately, we still don't know who's playing who or what historical figures we can expect to see. 

Game Informer

Assassin's Creed players have already visited Rome before, though it was more than 1,400 years after 64 AD in 2010's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which saw fan-favorite assassin Ezio Auditore (di Firenze) fight the Templar Order in Rome. You can read Game Informer's review of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood to learn why it's still one of our favorites today. 

 What do you hope to see in this live-action Assassin's Creed series on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!

New Development in Miss Jamaica Health Status After Scary Fall at Miss Universe Pageant

Gabrielle Henry, knowns as Miss Jamaica, suffered a frightening fall at the Miss Universe pageant in November 2025. And now we have major news on her condition.

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