Abstract: Provided is a system and method for digital content generation and recommendation. A first plurality of stories are collected from various content sources over a network. A second plurality of stories are selected from the first plurality of stories such that a degree of similarity between any two stories of the second plurality of stories is below a determined threshold. A summary and a headline are generated for a first story of the second plurality of stories. A set of images are selected, from an image database, for the first story based on the generated summary and headline. A multimedia item including the summary, the headline, and a first image of the set of images is created. The multimedia item is presented on a lock screen interface of a user device, displaying the generated summary, the generated headline, and the first image on the lock screen interface.