If you’re a fan of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (and who isn’t these days?) have we got a rocking gift for you. Just in time for the holidays, Digital Trends is giving one lucky winner a locked-and-loaded collection of all six Marvel Blu-rays from the epic Phase One era that started this whole Marvel craze.
The Phase One collection includes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and last (but certainly not least) Joss Whedon’s brilliant superhero buddy film, The Avengers. The discs are loaded with previously-unreleased deleted scenes, featurettes, and more from each film, as well as collectible packaging, and some “exclusive” memorabilia, like a napkin with a note from Tony Stark. The discs will arrive in a silver case modeled after the one that holds the Tesseract, and if you don’t already own the Phase One collection (or even if you do) you’re going to want this. Contest over
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.