diff --git a/assets/images/home-testdrive-image.png b/assets/images/home-testdrive-image.png
index 21f0408035dd..e763fca5dd9f 100644
Binary files a/assets/images/home-testdrive-image.png and b/assets/images/home-testdrive-image.png differ
diff --git a/src/CONST/index.ts b/src/CONST/index.ts
index 67571b1f02a8..b60eb9c52ca3 100755
--- a/src/CONST/index.ts
+++ b/src/CONST/index.ts
@@ -8187,6 +8187,29 @@ const CONST = {
         DOMAIN_SECURITY_GROUP_PREFIX: 'domain_securityGroup_',
     },
 
+    HOME: {
+        ANNOUNCEMENTS: [
+            {
+                title: 'Start the year with smarter spending, admin controls, and more.',
+                subtitle: 'Product update',
+                url: 'https://use.expensify.com/blog/expensify-january-2026-product-update',
+                publishedDate: '2026-01-28',
+            },
+            {
+                title: 'Our favorite features + final upgrades of the year',
+                subtitle: 'Product update',
+                url: 'https://use.expensify.com/blog/expensify-2025-year-end-product-update',
+                publishedDate: '2025-12-22',
+            },
+            {
+                title: 'Uber for business + Expensify automates ride and meal receipts',
+                subtitle: 'Product update',
+                url: 'https://use.expensify.com/blog/uber-for-business-and-expensify-integration-update',
+                publishedDate: '2025-12-01',
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+
     SECTION_LIST_ITEM_TYPE: {
         HEADER: 'header',
         ROW: 'row',
diff --git a/src/components/DateIcon.tsx b/src/components/DateIcon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc07ec20025b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/DateIcon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import {format, parseISO} from 'date-fns';
+import React from 'react';
+import {View} from 'react-native';
+import useStyleUtils from '@hooks/useStyleUtils';
+import useTheme from '@hooks/useTheme';
+import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
+import Text from './Text';
+
+type DateIconProps = {
+    /** Date string (e.g. ISO format YYYY-MM-DD) */
+    date: string;
+};
+
+function DateIcon({date}: DateIconProps) {
+    const styles = useThemeStyles();
+    const theme = useTheme();
+    const parsedDate = parseISO(date);
+    const monthAbbr = format(parsedDate, 'MMM');
+    const dayNumber = format(parsedDate, 'd');
+    const StyleUtils = useStyleUtils();
+
+    return (
+        <View style={[styles.br2, styles.alignItemsCenter, styles.justifyContentCenter, styles.dateIconSize, StyleUtils.getBackgroundColorStyle(theme.border)]}>
+            <Text style={[styles.textMicro, styles.textSupporting]}>{monthAbbr}</Text>
+            <Text style={[styles.textStrong, styles.fontSizeNormal, styles.textSupporting]}>{dayNumber}</Text>
+        </View>
+    );
+}
+
+export default DateIcon;
diff --git a/src/components/MenuItem.tsx b/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
index ba06841c08c1..bbd2c66df9b5 100644
--- a/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ type MenuItemBaseProps = ForwardedFSClassProps &
         /** Component to be displayed on the right */
         rightComponent?: ReactNode;
 
+        /** Component to be displayed on the left */
+        leftComponent?: ReactNode;
+
         /** A description text to show under the title */
         description?: string;
 
@@ -503,6 +506,7 @@ function MenuItem({
     shouldShowDescriptionOnTop = false,
     shouldShowRightComponent = false,
     rightComponent,
+    leftComponent,
     rightIconReportID,
     avatarSize = CONST.AVATAR_SIZE.DEFAULT,
     isSmallAvatarSubscriptMenu = false,
@@ -778,6 +782,7 @@ function MenuItem({
                                                     </View>
                                                 )}
                                                 <View style={[styles.flexRow, styles.pointerEventsAuto, disabled && !shouldUseDefaultCursorWhenDisabled && styles.cursorDisabled]}>
+                                                    {!!leftComponent && <View style={[styles.mr3]}>{leftComponent}</View>}
                                                     {/* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing */}
                                                     {isIDPassed && (
                                                         <ReportActionAvatars
diff --git a/src/components/WidgetContainer.tsx b/src/components/WidgetContainer.tsx
index f79bf5c6a1d8..6b504133dabe 100644
--- a/src/components/WidgetContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WidgetContainer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
 import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import type {StyleProp, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
 import useTheme from '@hooks/useTheme';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
@@ -27,15 +28,18 @@ type WidgetContainerProps = {
 
     /** The content to display inside the widget container */
     children: ReactNode;
+
+    /** Additional styles to pass to the container */
+    containerStyles?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
 };
 
-function WidgetContainer({children, icon, title, titleColor, iconWidth = variables.iconSizeNormal, iconHeight = variables.iconSizeNormal}: WidgetContainerProps) {
+function WidgetContainer({children, icon, title, titleColor, iconWidth = variables.iconSizeNormal, iconHeight = variables.iconSizeNormal, containerStyles}: WidgetContainerProps) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const theme = useTheme();
     const {shouldUseNarrowLayout} = useResponsiveLayout();
 
     return (
-        <View style={styles.widgetContainer}>
+        <View style={[styles.widgetContainer, containerStyles]}>
             <View style={[styles.flexRow, styles.alignItemsStart, styles.mb5, shouldUseNarrowLayout ? styles.mh5 : styles.mh8, shouldUseNarrowLayout ? styles.mt5 : styles.mt8]}>
                 {!!icon && (
                     <View style={[styles.flexGrow0, styles.flexShrink0]}>
diff --git a/src/pages/home/AnnouncementSection.tsx b/src/pages/home/AnnouncementSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1f932643ccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/home/AnnouncementSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import {Linking} from 'react-native';
+import DateIcon from '@components/DateIcon';
+import MenuItemWithTopDescription from '@components/MenuItemWithTopDescription';
+import WidgetContainer from '@components/WidgetContainer';
+import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
+import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
+import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
+import CONST from '@src/CONST';
+
+const announcements = CONST.HOME.ANNOUNCEMENTS;
+
+function AnnouncementSection() {
+    const {shouldUseNarrowLayout} = useResponsiveLayout();
+    const {translate} = useLocalize();
+    const styles = useThemeStyles();
+    return (
+        <WidgetContainer
+            title={translate('homePage.announcements')}
+            containerStyles={shouldUseNarrowLayout ? styles.pb2 : styles.pb5}
+        >
+            {announcements.map((announcement) => (
+                <MenuItemWithTopDescription
+                    key={announcement.title}
+                    description={announcement.subtitle}
+                    title={announcement.title}
+                    titleStyle={styles.textBold}
+                    onPress={() => Linking.openURL(announcement.url)}
+                    shouldShowRightIcon
+                    leftComponent={<DateIcon date={announcement.publishedDate} />}
+                    wrapperStyle={[styles.alignItemsCenter, shouldUseNarrowLayout ? styles.pl5 : styles.pl8]}
+                />
+            ))}
+        </WidgetContainer>
+    );
+}
+
+export default AnnouncementSection;
diff --git a/src/pages/home/DiscoverSection.tsx b/src/pages/home/DiscoverSection.tsx
index 7ffd2c09d714..995a203d7590 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/DiscoverSection.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/DiscoverSection.tsx
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ import HomeTestDriveImage from '@assets/images/home-testdrive-image.png';
 import MenuItemWithTopDescription from '@components/MenuItemWithTopDescription';
 import {PressableWithoutFeedback} from '@components/Pressable';
 import WidgetContainer from '@components/WidgetContainer';
+import useCurrentUserPersonalDetails from '@hooks/useCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
 import useIsPaidPolicyAdmin from '@hooks/useIsPaidPolicyAdmin';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
+import useOnboardingTaskInformation from '@hooks/useOnboardingTaskInformation';
 import useOnyx from '@hooks/useOnyx';
+import useParentReportAction from '@hooks/useParentReportAction';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
+import {completeTestDriveTask} from '@libs/actions/Task';
 import {getTestDriveURL} from '@libs/TourUtils';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
+import {hasSeenTourSelector} from '@src/selectors/Onboarding';
 
 const MAX_NUMBER_OF_LINES_TITLE = 4;
 
@@ -21,11 +26,38 @@ function DiscoverSection() {
     const isCurrentUserPolicyAdmin = useIsPaidPolicyAdmin();
     const [introSelected] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_INTRO_SELECTED, {canBeMissing: true});
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
+    const currentUserPersonalDetails = useCurrentUserPersonalDetails();
+    const {
+        taskReport: viewTourTaskReport,
+        taskParentReport: viewTourTaskParentReport,
+        isOnboardingTaskParentReportArchived: isViewTourTaskParentReportArchived,
+        hasOutstandingChildTask,
+    } = useOnboardingTaskInformation(CONST.ONBOARDING_TASK_TYPE.VIEW_TOUR);
+    const parentReportAction = useParentReportAction(viewTourTaskReport);
+    const [hasSeenTour = false] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_ONBOARDING, {selector: hasSeenTourSelector, canBeMissing: true});
 
     const handlePress = () => {
         Linking.openURL(getTestDriveURL(shouldUseNarrowLayout, introSelected, isCurrentUserPolicyAdmin));
+
+        if (hasSeenTour || !viewTourTaskReport || viewTourTaskReport.stateNum === CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.APPROVED) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        completeTestDriveTask(
+            viewTourTaskReport,
+            viewTourTaskParentReport,
+            isViewTourTaskParentReportArchived,
+            currentUserPersonalDetails.accountID,
+            hasOutstandingChildTask,
+            parentReportAction,
+            false,
+        );
     };
 
+    if (hasSeenTour) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     return (
         <WidgetContainer title={translate('homePage.discoverSection.title')}>
             <PressableWithoutFeedback
@@ -44,6 +76,7 @@ function DiscoverSection() {
             <MenuItemWithTopDescription
                 shouldShowRightIcon
                 title={isCurrentUserPolicyAdmin ? translate('homePage.discoverSection.menuItemTitleAdmin') : translate('homePage.discoverSection.menuItemTitleNonAdmin')}
+                titleStyle={styles.textBold}
                 description={translate('homePage.discoverSection.menuItemDescription')}
                 onPress={handlePress}
                 style={shouldUseNarrowLayout ? styles.mb2 : styles.mb5}
diff --git a/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/EmptyState.tsx b/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/EmptyState.tsx
index 092d630f72c0..f59dafbc96b9 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/EmptyState.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/EmptyState.tsx
@@ -1,38 +1,45 @@
-import React, {useMemo} from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
-import {Fireworks, ThumbsUpStars} from '@components/Icon/Illustrations';
 import ImageSVG from '@components/ImageSVG';
 import Text from '@components/Text';
+import {useMemoizedLazyIllustrations} from '@hooks/useLazyAsset';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
+import type {TranslationPaths} from '@src/languages/types';
+import type IconAsset from '@src/types/utils/IconAsset';
 
 const ILLUSTRATION_SIZE = 100;
 
-const EMPTY_STATE_MESSAGES = [
-    {
-        titleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.nicelyDone',
-        subtitleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.keepAnEyeOut',
-        illustration: ThumbsUpStars,
-    },
-    {
-        titleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.allCaughtUp',
-        subtitleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.upcomingTodos',
-        illustration: Fireworks,
-    },
-] as const;
+type EmptyStateMessage = {
+    titleKey: TranslationPaths;
+    subtitleKey: TranslationPaths;
+    illustration: IconAsset;
+};
 
 function EmptyState() {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
+    const illustrations = useMemoizedLazyIllustrations(['ThumbsUpStars', 'Fireworks']);
+
+    const defaultEmptyStateMessage: EmptyStateMessage = {
+        titleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.nicelyDone',
+        subtitleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.keepAnEyeOut',
+        illustration: illustrations.ThumbsUpStars,
+    };
+
+    const emptyStateMessages: EmptyStateMessage[] = [
+        defaultEmptyStateMessage,
+        {
+            titleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.allCaughtUp',
+            subtitleKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.emptyStateMessages.upcomingTodos',
+            illustration: illustrations.Fireworks,
+        },
+    ];
 
     // Select a random empty state message on mount (will change on refresh/remount)
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion -- Array.at() with calculated index always returns a value since length is checked
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/purity -- Random selection is intentional and should only happen once on mount
-    const emptyStateMessage = useMemo(
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion, react-hooks/purity
-        () => EMPTY_STATE_MESSAGES.at(Math.floor(Math.random() * EMPTY_STATE_MESSAGES.length))!,
-        [],
-    );
+    const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * emptyStateMessages.length);
+    const emptyStateMessage = emptyStateMessages.at(randomIndex) ?? defaultEmptyStateMessage;
 
     return (
         <View style={styles.forYouEmptyStateContainer}>
@@ -47,6 +54,4 @@ function EmptyState() {
     );
 }
 
-EmptyState.displayName = 'EmptyState';
-
 export default EmptyState;
diff --git a/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/index.tsx b/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/index.tsx
index bbf1825e65f7..291102e50445 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/ForYouSection/index.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import ActivityIndicator from '@components/ActivityIndicator';
 import BaseWidgetItem from '@components/BaseWidgetItem';
-import {Cash, Export, Send, ThumbsUp} from '@components/Icon/Expensicons';
 import WidgetContainer from '@components/WidgetContainer';
+import {useMemoizedLazyExpensifyIcons} from '@hooks/useLazyAsset';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useOnyx from '@hooks/useOnyx';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function ForYouSection() {
     const [accountID] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.SESSION, {canBeMissing: false, selector: accountIDSelector});
     const [isLoadingApp = true] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.IS_LOADING_APP, {canBeMissing: true});
     const {reportCounts} = useTodos();
+    const icons = useMemoizedLazyExpensifyIcons(['Cash', 'Send', 'ThumbsUp', 'Export']);
 
     const submitCount = reportCounts[CONST.SEARCH.SEARCH_KEYS.SUBMIT];
     const approveCount = reportCounts[CONST.SEARCH.SEARCH_KEYS.APPROVE];
@@ -50,28 +51,28 @@ function ForYouSection() {
         {
             key: 'submit',
             count: submitCount,
-            icon: Send,
+            icon: icons.Send,
             translationKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.submit' as const,
             handler: createNavigationHandler(CONST.SEARCH.ACTION_FILTERS.SUBMIT, {from: [`${accountID}`]}),
         },
         {
             key: 'approve',
             count: approveCount,
-            icon: ThumbsUp,
+            icon: icons.ThumbsUp,
             translationKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.approve' as const,
             handler: createNavigationHandler(CONST.SEARCH.ACTION_FILTERS.APPROVE, {to: [`${accountID}`]}),
         },
         {
             key: 'pay',
             count: payCount,
-            icon: Cash,
+            icon: icons.Cash,
             translationKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.pay' as const,
             handler: createNavigationHandler(CONST.SEARCH.ACTION_FILTERS.PAY, {reimbursable: CONST.SEARCH.BOOLEAN.YES, payer: accountID?.toString()}),
         },
         {
             key: 'export',
             count: exportCount,
-            icon: Export,
+            icon: icons.Export,
             translationKey: 'homePage.forYouSection.export' as const,
             handler: createNavigationHandler(CONST.SEARCH.ACTION_FILTERS.EXPORT, {exporter: [`${accountID}`], exportedOn: CONST.SEARCH.DATE_PRESETS.NEVER}),
         },
diff --git a/src/pages/home/HomePage.tsx b/src/pages/home/HomePage.tsx
index 244fdada1caa..971bd6f0077b 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/HomePage.tsx
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ import TopBar from '@components/Navigation/TopBar';
 import ScreenWrapper from '@components/ScreenWrapper';
 import ScrollView from '@components/ScrollView';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
-import useOnyx from '@hooks/useOnyx';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import {confirmReadyToOpenApp} from '@libs/actions/App';
 import usePreloadFullScreenNavigators from '@libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/usePreloadFullScreenNavigators';
-import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
-import {hasSeenTourSelector} from '@src/selectors/Onboarding';
+import AnnouncementSection from './AnnouncementSection';
 import DiscoverSection from './DiscoverSection';
 import ForYouSection from './ForYouSection';
 
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ function HomePage() {
     const shouldDisplayLHB = !shouldUseNarrowLayout;
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
-    const [isSelfTourViewed = false] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_ONBOARDING, {selector: hasSeenTourSelector, canBeMissing: true});
 
     // confirmReadyToOpenApp must be called after HomePage mounts
     // to make sure everything loads properly
@@ -58,9 +55,11 @@ function HomePage() {
                 <View style={styles.homePageMainLayout(shouldUseNarrowLayout)}>
                     <View style={styles.homePageLeftColumn(shouldUseNarrowLayout)}>
                         <ForYouSection />
-                        {!isSelfTourViewed && <DiscoverSection />}
+                        <DiscoverSection />
+                    </View>
+                    <View style={styles.homePageRightColumn(shouldUseNarrowLayout)}>
+                        <AnnouncementSection />
                     </View>
-                    <View style={styles.homePageRightColumn(shouldUseNarrowLayout)} />
                 </View>
             </ScrollView>
             {shouldDisplayLHB && <NavigationTabBar selectedTab={NAVIGATION_TABS.HOME} />}
diff --git a/src/styles/index.ts b/src/styles/index.ts
index f848059302af..5af960a7f2f7 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.ts
+++ b/src/styles/index.ts
@@ -5778,6 +5778,10 @@ const staticStyles = (theme: ThemeColors) =>
             height: undefined,
             aspectRatio: 2.2,
         },
+        dateIconSize: {
+            width: variables.iconSizeExtraLarge,
+            height: variables.iconSizeExtraLarge,
+        },
     }) satisfies StaticStyles;
 
 const dynamicStyles = (theme: ThemeColors) =>
diff --git a/src/types/onyx/Announcement.ts b/src/types/onyx/Announcement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7280887232df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/onyx/Announcement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/** Model of announcement */
+type Announcement = {
+    /** The title of the announcement */
+    title: string;
+
+    /** The subtitle of the announcement */
+    subtitle: string;
+
+    /** The URL of the announcement */
+    url: string;
+
+    /** The published date of the announcement */
+    publishedDate: string;
+};
+
+export default Announcement;