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Digital Trends
16 hours ago
- Business
- Digital Trends
I used an AI browser for work. My afternoons became boring and I loved it
Every day at 4 p.m., I have a ritual. And not a fun one. I go through all my browser tabs (usually numbering in the dozens), update Asana, and spend a groggy hour digging through Slack, Teams, shared docs, and email threads trying to reconstruct the day. If you work in digital media, or any fast-moving industry, you know the real work happens in the margins: decisions made in a flurry of DMs, files dropped without context, or action items buried beneath emoji reactions. This past week, I tried something different. I spent it inside Everyday, the self-styled 'AI-Work Browser' that just opened to the public after a private beta run. As the COO of a digital media company constantly toggling between strategy, sales, creative, and operations, I was an ideal test subject. The verdict? Everyday might not be perfect, but it's already indispensable. Recommended Videos Taming the App Hydra Let's get the basics out of the way: Everyday is a browser built specifically for work (check out the video here). That means it's designed to integrate with your existing work stack (Slack, Notion, Google Drive, Figma, Asana, you name it) without forcing you to rip and replace. The centerpiece is an AI agent that can search, summarize, plan, and even act across tools. Split-screen and canvas modes let you pin multiple views at once, so you're not bouncing between tabs a like a caffeine-addled kangaroo. But that's not what sold me. What sold me was what happened on Wednesday afternoon. Our partnerships team had a deck to review before a pitch. Normally, I'd scroll through email threads to find the latest version, ping someone to clarify changes, then hunt for the corresponding performance data buried in a spreadsheet. Instead, I opened Everyday's AI-DAM (Digital Asset Manager), typed the prompt 'final deck and Q2 campaign data,' and then got a tagged, ranked, and summarized list of every relevant file. I clicked one, and the AI agent offered a Tl;dr and surfaced related comments from the team. I had what I needed in three minutes. THREE MINUTES, PEOPLE!! Setup is not for the faint of heart Getting Everyday up and running takes about 5 minutes. You need to link your apps and authenticate them. The good news? You only do it once, and the payoff is worth it. I then took about 20 minutes on a Sunday evening to link Everyday to our internal tools and guide the AI through some common tasks like, 'pull the latest design reviews,' or 'summarize sales activity this week.' It's a labor of love and like with any other AI tool, the more you put into it the more you will get out. By Tuesday, my work day was changed forever. The interface is sleek, but the magic is in what you don't see: the AI agent can search, plan, and take actions for you. The real game-changer: delegation Everyday let me delegate multi-step workflows. I tested this with a campaign post-mortem: gather data, find feedback, draft summary, circulate to stakeholders. I outlined the task once, and the AI agent pulled relevant performance data, scanned Slack for feedback, and assembled a doc that was 80% done before I even touched it. This isn't about replacing people, it's about reclaiming hours. I still edit, approve, and lead. I'm no longer stuck in the mud of low-leverage tasks that zap momentum. That's the dream, right? Is it worth it? In short, absolutely. Everyday isn't magic. It's early days, and occasionally, like all AI tools, you get a hiccup here and there. However, it learns fast. And more importantly, it reshapes your relationship to work. You stop thinking in terms of 'apps' and start thinking in terms of 'outcomes.' For creative professionals, marketing teams, or media orgs juggling dozens of tools and touch points, Everyday delivers something rare: clarity. I caught up with Founder and CEO Jake Kaempf to give him some feedback, but also to thank him for the product. This is what he said, 'We're fighting a war against busy work and tab-switching. We believe that creativity and critical thinking are the core pillars of humanity, yet today's tech stacks waste people's time, passion, and money. Everyday flips the paradigm — freeing people to focus on what matters.' My days at 4 p.m. look different. No chaos, no retroactive detective work. Just a clean summary of the day or week, already waiting for me. And today? I can enjoy getting home at a decent hour to hang with my family and enjoy an at-home happy hour. Cheers to reclaiming my afternoons.
CBS News
4 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Denver Public Schools reaches tentative agreement with Denver Classroom Teachers Association
Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times by the Colorado Broadcasters Association.
ABC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Digital Media Ownership
THOMAS MIDENA, REPORTER: Movies, music, books and games... do we even own them anymore? As the world around us turns more and more digital, and almost everything can now be downloaded or streamed, it's becoming harder to know if the media we buy, or "buy access to", will still be ours in the years to come. Even if it's physically in our hands! Take the Nintendo Switch 2. It's the fastest-selling game console ever, but its physical games come with an interesting quirk. Some of these come how you'd expect. They've got a game cartridge inside. Plug it in, play. Some of these other ones say "game key card", meaning there's just an empty cartridge inside. You've got to take it home and download all the files yourself before you can play. These empty carts will be useless if Nintendo's servers ever go down, or the company decides to stop serving up the game files. And some people see this as yet another step towards paying for access to content that we don't get to keep. PERSON: Most things we have are downloaded now, like Netflix has pretty much everything now. But we still have DVDs that we use like on special occasions when Netflix doesn't have it and stuff. PERSON: I think when I was young there were DVDs here and there. But most of my life that has been streaming. PERSON: Sometimes I watch movies on DVD that I like can't find on streaming and usually get those from the library, but other than that music, most of other stuff it's streaming. PERSON: I only watched DVDs as a kid but now I just do streaming media like Netflix and Disney Plus. (0:10:35) I've gotten rid of all my physical stuff. Because I collect comics and I read lots of books and used to have lots of DVDs and yeah I've replaced all of it. It's like, it's just too cumbersome. DR KATE SANSOME, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE: So like historically, you would have say a collection of DVDs and books and CDs in your cabinet at home. And now it's all just like online media libraries and the majority of the time people are just subscribing to streaming services to get access to digital media. Dr Kate Sansome is a researcher who's very interested in this stuff. Does anyone ever say, "Kate, you're looking Sansome today"? KATE SANSOME: No, I've never heard that before. That's the first time? And she reckons there's a few key reasons our digital entertainment has changed so much in recent years. KATE SANSOME: And the first one is probably the most obvious and that's just like technological innovation. So we now have like cloud computing. So these services like Netflix and Spotify, they can provide like cloud-based computing where you can access really large libraries. And so now you can access these media libraries from like your phone or your car or on your TVs. KATE SANSOME: The second one is in response to the global financial crisis in 2007 where you saw like a real shift in consumption towards like this access-based consumption. So historically you might have gone on to iTunes and maybe have bought like an album for $15. If you've got like a competitor, like Spotify, that's a much more attractive offering, if you can pay $15 and get a huge library of music KATE SANSOME: And I guess the third one is around piracy. Because you wouldn't steal a car. KATE SANSOME: Yes. Again, around that time, a lot of people were pirating movies and TV shows. And so if these kind of companies were able to offer a cheaper subscription-based model where it's really convenient, you can have easy access then that's like one way to kind of deter people from stealing media online. So while new digital platforms can be cheaper for consumers and make more money for entertainment companies, they also take away some of the control and ownership that we used to have. Because with ever-changing licenses and agreements, shows and movies on streaming sites and digital stores can sometimes simply disappear. PERSON: In the back of my mind, I'm a bit concerned by it. Like I hate to think how much music I've bought and movies through like Apple Music. If that ever disappeared, I'd be a lot of money out. PERSON: I feel like we're sort of losing ownership of what we can actually watch, because we don't really own the shows and movies that we buy. And now it's just like if it disappears from streaming, you can't watch it again, or you can hope that you can watch it again. PERSON: We're just losing the preservation of all this art by going digital, digital, digital and things that aren't making money are getting cut off. So I think, yeah, we're losing art. We're losing people's talent and losing people's work. KATE SANSOME: It should be much more transparent to the consumer. There is some changes in the law like in overseas, in California. They've just introduced a bill where streaming services or like video game providers, they have to actually disclose that it's a license and they're not actually buying. And then there are some platforms like Steam have just started to change the language there so that it says you're renting a license and you're not actually buying a product. Some concerned customers are turning to alternative online stores, which remove restrictions and theoretically let you keep your purchase forever. And others are turning back to good old-fashioned reliable physical media. PERSON: This is why we need DVDs, because like once something goes off Netflix or something like that, we're not going to be able to watch it ever again. So it's good to have it physical and now you don't have any DVD shops anymore and it's just sad that we're losing that. There are some DVD shops, I'm inside one right now, right? STEPHEN VINCENT ZIVKOVIC, GALACTIC VIDEO: Right. Galactic Video has been here for 30 years, and we've got no plans to go anywhere anytime soon. People like to pick up a DVD or Blu-ray, it's a tactile experience. There are also a lot of films and TV shows that are not available on streaming services but they have been released onto physical media in the past. So our customers come in and rent or buy those. Now I'm in a different shop. For much of the 20th century, records were the way to listen to recorded music. And a lot of people just like holding them, and looking at them! This is a real thing no one can take away from me. SHOP ATTENDANT: Are you going to pay for that? Probably not. Vinyl records started to fall out of fashion in the 80s as smaller, cheaper CDs arrived. Then in the noughties, iPods, with their capacity for 1,000 songs. But in the age of streaming, vinyl records have actually made a huge comeback. Here in Australia, vinyl sales have been growing consistently for the past decade. KATE SANSOME: We do have like a vinyl player at home, like a record player at home, so I don't often listen to it, but I will just have it kind of like shown on the shelf. Today over 90% of video games sold and music listened to is digital. But while it may seem that the ease and value of digital platforms has won out, not necessarily. Printed books are still more popular than ebooks. PERSON: I think it's all going to be digital one day. Not that we necessarily want it to be, but that's just the way the world's heading. We literally saw a video of this girl and her older sister gave her a DVD and she had no idea what it was. So it's not looking promising. PERSON: I feel like it'll come back again. Because these days people are very into DVDs again. PERSON: It's like with streaming, everything is locked behind a paywall, so DVDs are always just the best option. PERSON: I think like records and stuff like that, I think that's coming back because it's more of a novelty. But I think that due to its lack of accessibility, it's probably gonna continue to be wiped out, I think. PERSON: I'm mainly just stick mine on the wall, but I'm thinking about getting some worthwhile ones and just getting a vinyl player cause it's just whilst you have like Spotify and Apple music like that's OK, but it's always good to just have the sincerity of an actual physical music player. PERSON: Having the digital version of everything available, it makes the actual music and videos all lose value. Because if you can just have whatever you want, then what is even the point in it anymore, I think.
RNZ News
5 days ago
- RNZ News
How to tell if an image or video has been created by AI - and if we still can
We're pretty sure Abraham Lincoln didn't own an iPhone, but this Chat GPT-generated image tells us otherwise. Photo: ChatGPT Explainer - Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. But for every new technology, there are always people who will exploit it. AI-generated images are unavoidable online, with many intentionally being used to mislead, scam or monetise outrage. If you are not a computer or AI expert, how do you even know what's what anymore? The good news: You can often still tell the real from the AI. The bad news: It's getting harder all the time. False images and videos are frequently being churned out in response to real-life events - many regarding the Israel-Iran conflict were just the latest example of propaganda hitting social media. RNZ spoke to AI and fact-checking experts about how the average internet scroller can figure out if that amazing viral image of Abraham Lincoln with his iPhone might just possibly be fake. Did Godzilla attack downtown Auckland? Sorry, it's just AI. Photo: Made with Google AI "It's really hard," Victoria University senior lecturer in AI Andrew Lensen admitted. "Generative AI models, where users provide a description (caption) of what they want and the model tries to create it, have come a long way over the past few years." Andrea Leask, deputy CEO of the online safety non-profit organisation Netsafe, said the easy availability of apps and technology using AI had played a big part. "Anyone can generate AI content," she said. "A child can create digitally altered images." Ben James is the editor of AAP FactCheck, a division of the Australian Associated Press. (Full disclosure: This reporter also writes for AAP FactCheck.) James said the flaws and mistakes in AI imagery were becoming much more subtle. "AI fakes are far more sophisticated than they were six months ago, and they will continue to evolve. Gone are the days of six-fingered people." A bizarre AI generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti went viral online in 2023. Photo: Screenshot / Reddit Lensen agreed, noting the early rubbery clunkiness of older AI images was rapidly fading away. "We all laughed at Will Smith eating spaghetti or people having seven fingers in 2023, but now the AI models are sufficiently advanced that it basically no longer happens. "I think for the general public, reliably recognising AI images is no longer possible, and for AI/media experts, there's not much time left." James said that AAP FactCheck asked three questions at the beginning of every check it does: Who is making the claim, what is the evidence, and what do trusted sources say. "Whether we are talking to journalists, schoolchildren, or seniors, we always return to that three-question process. "It doesn't have to be overly burdensome, but it is a way of prompting those key critical thinking skills and will, nine times out of ten, keep you out of trouble." Google's Gemini AI was asked to generate a view of Wellington's Cuba Street, and this is what it came up with. While on first glance it may be all right, look closer at the signs in the background. Photo: Made with Google AI Looking closely at images can reveal clues they are not what they appear to be. "AI still struggles with textures and shadows," James said. "It also struggles with small details, particularly writing. Look for name badges, logos, road signs, and similar elements; often, the words will be garbled. "Be wary of perfection. Often, AI images are just a little too perfect: airbrushed skin, background details all perfectly framed." With video, there could also be tell-tale signs. "Look for distortions, particularly around the face, hair and hands," Netsafe's Leask said. "For example, flickering around the face and hair, inconsistencies in skin texture, unnatural eye movements or finger placements." Another simple solution is to use what's called a reverse image detector - a search engine that looks for other instances of a photo to determine where it first came from. It can be useful for tracking down the original version of an altered photo or a photo of a past event being presented as a current one. Popular reverse image searchers included TinEye and Google Images' own search. "Various AI-detection tools, while not perfect, can offer further indications as to whether an image or video is genuine," James said. However, Lensen was sceptical about their long-term usefulness. "There is a real 'arms race' of AI generation vs AI detection, and I don't see a way for the detectors to win," Lensen said. "After all, we train these AI models to generate the most realistic content possible, which means as the generator gets better, the detector has an increasingly harder task. "In fact, many of these models will be trained by having an AI detector that the generator has to 'fool' during the training process!" Lensen said in his university work, he does not support using AI detectors to check over student work as the consequences of "false positives" - being accused of using AI when you aren't - can be quite harmful. When it comes to detecting AI, your own brainpower and detective skills may be the most important tool. That means cultivating a wider base of sources - and yes, responsible media plays a big part. "You need to have your trusted sources," James said. "Despite all the talk of deception, reputable media organisations do a pretty good job of separating fact from fiction. Therefore, you need reliable sources you can count on." "My advice in 2025 is to look at the provenance of the image," Lensen said. "On social media, is it a profile with a history of legitimate posts (around a common theme) or is it a strange profile who seems to post very regularly on different topics? "This is, really, all those 'critical thinking'/source checking that we used to do pre-internet days. "It is, unfortunately, more work for/onus on the person consuming the content, but I think being a sceptic is a really important skill in the age of mis/disinformation." A fake video claiming Christopher Luxon was promoting online trading did the rounds last year. Photo: Supplied / AAP Factcheck False videos could be trickier to debunk, but one of the key things to look out for was whether it was an unlikely subject for the person in the video to be talking about - celebrities were often "duplicated" for crypto and investment scams. For instance, last year, a fake video featuring Prime Minister Christopher Luxon backing an online trading company did the rounds. Sometimes, victims were not even celebrities. Sir Jim Mann, a leading New Zealand endocrinologist, was shocked recently to discover his face and voice were being used to scam patients with type 2 diabetes. "The AI was so effective, it looked like I was actually saying those words," he told RNZ . With video, a key thing to look at is whether the person's face movements match what they were saying, or whether the audio sounded a bit distorted or robotic. It used to be more difficult to make convincing "deepfakes", Leask said. "Now, a single image or a handful of words are all you need to create a very convincing deepfake. And ordinary people are being targeted." ACT Party MP Laura McClure recently put forward a bill in the House to restrict the generation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfakes. In Parliament when discussing the bill in May, she held up a faked nude photo of herself that she created, saying "this image is a naked image of me but it's not real." McClure argued the sharing of explicit deepfakes could ruin a person's life. "For the victims, it is degrading and it is devastating," she said. The bill was lodged in Parliament's members ballot, where it could get pulled at random, but it was still a long way from becoming law. ACT MP Laura McClure holds up a faked nude photo of herself that she created when discussing the Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill. Photo: Facebook / Laura McClure Netsafe said they received a significant increase in reports of harm relating to digitally altered images in the past year, Leask said. "We have found that where the producer of the content is a young person, typically, the digitally altered content will have been created for fun, to ridicule or bully someone. "In contrast, where the producer of the content is an adult, they are more likely to be motivated by sexual gratification, abuse or harassment." But it may be difficult to ban such images outright. "Outlawing it is good in principle, but how will it ever be enforced?" Jensen asked. "There is a pretty high burden of proof to show that someone produced a deepfake, and that gets even more complex when it could be done cross-border." He said the government needed to provide more detail of implementation and enforcement to make it a substantive effort to actually solve the problem. As for legally requiring all AI-generated content to be labelled, it might be a good idea in theory but Jensen said it was not very workable. "I think that ship sailed a long time ago. Even if we brought in such legislation now in NZ, there is no way it would be adopted worldwide, and so the 'bad actors' could just be located in another jurisdiction. "And that's not to mention enforcement: even if we could detect AI content (we can't), who is going to police that and take the content down?" "If the content is digitally altered and abusive, threatening, harassing, or includes intimate material (such as nudity, sexual activity, undressing, or toileting), and it has been shared or threatened to be shared without consent, the Harmful Digital Communications Act may apply," Leask said. "This includes deepfake intimate images or videos." "We can often help you get the online content removed and explain the options available under the law." You could report online harm at Netsafe's website, text "Netsafe" to 4282, email help@ or call 0508 638 723. Then there was the broader problem of media literacy. A survey last week showed that for the first time the majority of Americans are getting their news from social media and similar results were seen in Australia too. In New Zealand, the Trust In News Aotearoa New Zealand report released earlier this year found only 32 percent of respondents trust the news . "Media literacy needs to start from an early age," James said. "There really needs to be a co-ordinated effort if we are to have functioning democracies making big decisions based on fact." Jensen criticised the increasing use of AI in some newsrooms in New Zealand. "We need the media to be a trusted source now more than ever, and using AI really makes that social license harder to maintain." RNZ has laid out a series of Artificial Intelligence principles which state it "will generally not publish, broadcast or otherwise knowingly disseminate work created by generative AI" and that any use of AI, generative or otherwise, should be done in consultation with senior managers. "Maybe?" Lensen said. "I think it undermines the value of social media for many," he said. "The big appeal of social media originally was being able to connect with friends/family (e.g. OG Facebook) and likeminded humans (e.g. Reddit, FB groups) to share human experiences and have social connections that don't rely on physicality. "Injecting AI into that inherently removes that human-ness." A frequent issue seen by fact checkers is almost nonsensical AI 'slop' being posted simply to harvest engagement. "A lot of social media accounts have gained followers by posting AI media (without disclosure) because it allows them to draw clicks/reactions," Jensen said. News organisations are also still being caught out by AI falsehoods despite their best efforts. A story earlier this month that was picked up by media worldwide featured a manipulated video of a Chinese paraglider covered in ice after supposedly being sucked into the upper atmosphere. RNZ partner the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was one of those and posted a note explaining why they removed the story . "It is difficult" to catch some things now, James said. "We live in a time of instant news. "Journalists are no longer just competing with other journalists but also with influencers, agitators, and commentators on social media. They can afford to be wrong, but journalists have to be more careful. Our reputation is everything." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Globe and Mail
5 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Top Streaming Stocks to Strengthen Your Portfolio in the Digital Age
An updated edition of the May 2, 2025 article. Over the last two decades, the entertainment landscape has undergone a transformative shift, moving away from traditional cable television toward digital, on-demand streaming. Although early experiments with streaming surfaced in the 1990s, the real acceleration began with the launch of YouTube in 2005 and Netflix's video-on-demand service in 2007. The rapid adoption of smartphones, widespread broadband access and evolving consumer viewing habits have made streaming the dominant method for consuming media today. Industry giants like Netflix NFLX, The Walt Disney Company DIS and Spotify Technology S.A. SPOT have been at the forefront of this shift. Streaming technology enables instant playback of video and audio content over the internet without requiring downloads, offering seamless performance with minimal buffering. Its accessibility across devices such as smartphones, tablets and smart TVs has reshaped media engagement. Audiences are increasingly drawn to the flexibility and convenience of viewing content on their own schedules, often with fewer advertisements than found on traditional platforms. To retain viewer interest, companies are investing heavily in exclusive and original programming, sparking an intense competition dubbed the 'content wars.' Ongoing innovation continues to fuel industry growth. Expanding global internet coverage, the rise of mobile consumption and AI-powered personalization have enhanced the streaming experience. Additionally, the proliferation of connected devices like smart TVs and gaming consoles has broadened the user base for streaming services. According to research by Ampere Analysis, the global video streaming market is expected to generate $190 billion annually from 2 billion paid subscriptions by 2029. While Subscription Video-on-Demand remains dominant, Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV and hybrid models are gaining popularity. Live sports, interactive events and gamified content are further deepening audience engagement. For investors, streaming stocks offer an attractive prospect as top players continue to drive revenue growth through price adjustments, global expansion and the rising popularity of ad-supported platforms. Initiatives like localized content production and strategic partnerships are further enhancing their international presence, solidifying the streaming sector's reputation as a vibrant and potentially lucrative investment arena. So, if you want to join the bandwagon, our Streaming Content Thematic Screen could make it easy to identify high-potential stocks in this domain at any given time. Leveraging advanced tools, our thematic screens identify companies shaping the future, making it easier to capitalize on emerging trends. Ready to uncover more transformative thematic investment ideas? Explore 30 cutting-edge investment themes with Zacks Thematic Screens and discover your next big opportunity. Netflix, a pioneer in the streaming space, launched its on-demand streaming platform in 2007. Building on its extensive content library and steadily growing its global presence, the company transformed from a humble DVD rental service into a dominant force in the world of digital entertainment. Netflix's growth outlook remains strong, driven by its aggressive investment in original content and collaboration with top-tier Hollywood talent. This strategy has significantly enhanced the appeal of its movies and series, helping Netflix stand out in an increasingly competitive streaming landscape. By producing high-quality, exclusive content, the company continues to strengthen its brand identity and viewer loyalty. These efforts not only attract new subscribers but also boost engagement and retention across existing markets, reinforcing Netflix's leadership position in digital entertainment. NFLX carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. International expansion has become a cornerstone of Netflix's success. The company's localized content strategy — focused on developing shows and films in native languages —has fueled subscriber growth across diverse markets. Strong viewer engagement, with average watch time nearing two hours daily per user, underscores the effectiveness of this approach. With projects underway in regions like India, Mexico, Germany, France and the Middle East and low-cost mobile plans gaining traction in price-sensitive countries, Netflix is unlocking new growth avenues beyond traditional Western markets. Netflix has set its sights on doubling revenues by 2030 and reaching a $1 trillion market capitalization. Key pillars of this strategy include broadening its content library, building a live programming slate, growing its gaming segment and accelerating its ad-supported tier. The ad-supported subscription tier has already gained remarkable traction, with more than 55% of new subscribers in markets where it's available choosing the ad-supported option. Management projects advertising revenues to hit $9 billion annually by 2030, underscoring the potential of ads as a major driver of long-term, sustainable growth. Disney made its foray into the streaming industry in 2019 with the launch of Disney+, rapidly attracting a large subscriber base. The company now operates three major streaming platforms — Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu — each catering to distinct audience segments. Disney+ delivers content from its vast portfolio, ESPN+ centers on sports, and Hulu provides a mix of original series and licensed content. These platforms are positioned as key long-term growth engines, signaling Disney's transition from focusing solely on subscriber gains to prioritizing profitability. Disney+ has become a major catalyst for Disney's growth, thanks to its strong and diverse content lineup. The platform features an extensive library of films and TV shows from some of the world's most popular entertainment brands, including Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic and exclusive Disney+ originals. In the coming years, Disney plans to release several high-profile, big-budget films, many of which will be available on Disney+ at the same time as their theatrical debuts. This strategy is expected to boost viewer engagement and attract new subscribers, reinforcing Disney's competitive edge in the streaming market. DIS currently has a Zacks Rank #3. To remain ahead in an increasingly crowded field, Disney is enhancing its streaming offerings. The addition of an ESPN tile on Disney+ and investing in platform improvements highlight its focus on user experience and content accessibility. Its emphasis on sports content, especially live sporting events, is anticipated to be a significant driver of long-term growth. Spotify 's long-term growth trajectory is underpinned by its expanding presence across music, podcasts and audiobooks. Since its launch in 2008, Spotify has redefined audio streaming, consistently evolving its platform to meet user demand. With a catalog of more than 100 million tracks, nearly 7 million podcasts and hundreds of thousands of audiobooks, Spotify offers unmatched variety. Its move into podcasting and later into audiobooks has broadened its reach, positioning the company at the center of the digital audio revolution. The platform's global scale — available in more than 180 markets with 678 million monthly active users — continues to fuel growth. Spotify's success in emerging markets, especially in Latin America and the "Rest of World" category, highlights its effective localization strategy. Its targeted efforts, such as low-cost mobile plans in countries like India and Indonesia and support for regional content, have allowed it to expand its subscriber base and deepen user engagement. This results in strong user retention and consistent revenue growth across both Premium and Ad-Supported models. SPOT currently has a Zacks Rank #3. Spotify's strategic investments in product innovation and monetization are key growth drivers. The company is scaling its ad-tech capabilities, expanding its Spotify Ad Exchange and automated ad tools to better serve marketers. Simultaneously, its growing audiobooks and podcast ecosystem opens new monetization channels. 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