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Elvis Presley’s Former Los Angeles Home Lists for $24.5 Million - Mansion Global

The icon lived there in the late 1960s and ’70s with his wife, Priscilla, and daughter, Lisa Marie

Whoa, A Ton Of Cool New Games Just Got Announced For Xbox Game Pass - Kotaku

Moonlighter 2, Descenders Next, and more are headed to the subscription service

Google, Qualcomm will support 8 years of Android updates with latest chips - 9to5Google

Qualcomm will offer OEMs the “ability to provide support for up to eight consecutive years of Android software and security updates.”

You Can Now Use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Free on Windows - Thurrott.com

Microsoft has quietly made free, ad-supported versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available for free on Windows.

All The Big Game Pass Announcements At ID@Xbox Showcase February 2025 - GameSpot

ID@Xbox revealed some new Game Pass additions.

Some iPhone Users Are Reporting A Major Issue With Their Alarm. Here's What's Happening. - HuffPost

Don't let this technical issue ruin your day.

Nothing on Phone 3a Pro design: “Some people will hate it” - Ars Technica

Nothing knows it’s not for everyone.

What to expect from Amazon’s big Alexa event this week - The Verge

Amazon is hosting an event on Wednesday, February 26th, where we expect the company to launch its smarter, generative AI-powered Alexa voice assistant.

8 iPhone Settings to Change Immediately After Installing 18.3 - CNET

Your phone can feel completely different in iOS 18. These are the settings and features I recommend changing first.

Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down, With Dauntless Going Offline Soon - GameSpot

The free-to-play Monster Hunter-like will be taken offline in just a few months.

Microsoft tests ad-supported Office apps for Windows users - BleepingComputer

Microsoft has released ad-supported versions of its Office desktop apps, which have limited features but allow Windows users to edit their documents.

iOS 18.4 gives Apple’s Passwords app a small but convenient new feature - 9to5Mac

Apple’s Passwords app gets a small but convenient new feature in iOS 18.4 that makes verification codes more user friendly.

Anthropic used Pokémon to benchmark its newest AI model - TechCrunch

Anthropic used Pokémon to benchmark its newest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. Really.

ID@Xbox Showcase February 2025: Everything Announced - IGN Fan Fest Day 1 - IGN

From Balatro being available on Xbox Game Pass RIGHT NOW to new looks at Lies of P: Overture and Tron: Catalyst and so much more, here is everything that was announced during the latest ID@Xbox Showcase.

Talking Point: Our 2025 Pokémon Presents Predictions - What Are You Hoping For? - Nintendo Life

Nintendo Life used Detect!

Kindle Users, Save Your Ebooks Before This Feature Disappears This Week - CNET

Amazon is now making it harder to download the Kindle books you've bought. You only have days left to use it.

Hands On: Monster Hunter Wilds Performance Certainly Isn't Perfect on PS5, PS5 Pro - Push Square

Monster mashed

Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code - Hacker News

Avowed Has Killer Skeleton Storytelling - Aftermath

The Living Lands in Avowed is full of the dead, and many of them have some extremely funny stories to tell.

AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D Now Experiencing Widespread “CPU Failure” Incidents; Problem More Common On ASRock Motherboards - Wccftech

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU is experiencing crashing/failure incidents, and that the problem is more persistent with ASRock motherboards.