For one of the best streaming deals, think big and check out what Disney+ has to offer. More than just an awesome streaming service, it also has some great Disney perks attached to it, including an entry to the Disney Cruise Line Sweepstakes, an exclusive in-game cosmetic for Star Wars Outlaws, and much more. Even better, new and returning customers can sign up today to Disney+ Basic (with ads) for just $2 a month for three months, so you’re saving $18 over those three months. Sound great? Let’s take a deeper look.
Disney+ is one of the most popular streaming services right now, ranking in just behind Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. That’s hardly surprising as it has a huge wealth of content. That includes all things Disney (of course), but also Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and National Geographic.
A quick look at the best movies on Disney+ shows how diverse the selection is, with the classic modern Marvel movies but also movies like The Princess Bride and the Indiana Jones franchise. The best shows on Disney+ are also great, with standouts like Grown-ish and The Acolyte.
Disney+ on its own looks pretty great, but right now signing up gives you so much more. That includes a Disney Cruise Line Sweepstakes entry, an exclusive bundle of over 35 free Marvel digital comics, free in-game emojis for Disney Emoji Blitz, and an exclusive in-game cosmetic for Nix in Star Wars Outlaws. Even better, there’s 15% off Disney-inspired products at Funko and Loungefly, with early access to Agatha All Along merchandise at DisneyStore.com and tickets to D23 Tune-in To Terror: A Hollywood Halloween — a subscriber-only event in Los Angeles.
If all that sounds great to you, you need to sign up for Disney+ right now. There’s no Disney Plus free trial any more so this is the next best thing. Until September 27, new and returning customers can sign up for Disney+ Basic (with ads) for just $2 a month for three months, meaning you save $18 total. That’s a remarkably good deal. Check it out now and enjoy tons of great entertainment for less.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.