Netflix has upgraded its Moments feature for the mobile app. It already lets users save iconic scenes, but now there’s a simple editor to bring it in line with something like Twitch’s clipping tool. Viewers can use the tool to set start and end points, so they can turn preferred scenes into “full clips to save, relive and share anytime.”

Just tap the “Clip” button when watching something on mobile and the new editor will pop up. Once something is saved, it’ll reside in the “My Netflix” tab. The company says users can “make the clip as long or as short” as they’d like, so there aren’t any time constraints. These clips can be shared on various social media sites and in text messages.

Netflix is launching this alongside a new batch of Wednesday episodes, so maybe there’s something potentially viral in there like that dance scene from the first season. However, that’s not even the most-saved moment on the platform. That honor goes to a song from the recent smash KPop Demon Hunters.

Again, this tool is only available for mobile users. Believe it or not, the most used device to stream Netflix is still the television. Studies indicate that televisions are involved with 60 to 70 percent of streaming on the platform.

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It’s shaping up to be a good week for people who like enormous party speakers. Hot on the heels of JBL’s PartyBox 720 comes Samsung’s latest Sound Tower. The two new models are the ST50F and the ST40F, both of which are designed to provide music for large gatherings, indoors or outdoors.

A redesigned acoustic structure houses dual dome tweeters equipped with Samsung’s Waveguide tech, which it says delivers a wider and more even soundstage. These are joined by a pair of woofers, the output of which you can adjust by choosing between Deep, Punchy and Gentle bass modes. You can even customize further by selecting one of four sound modes — Standard, Wide, Stadium and Outdoor — to get the best sonic balance for your environment. Presumably you opt for Stadium at your own risk.

The Sound Tower isn’t just about big sound. This is very much an audiovisual device, with the visual element provided by Samsung’s Party Lights+ system, which is exactly what it sounds like. It offers five mood presets and six “dynamic lighting patterns,” with the LEDs arranged in five different areas of the speaker’s exterior illuminating in sync with the rhythm of whatever music you’re playing. You can switch lighting modes using the updated Samsung Sound Tower app, and the speaker has built-in DJ Booth and Karaoke modes. You can even plug a guitar into it.

The Sound Tower ST50F has wheels and a telescopic handle for easy transportation, with a battery life of up to 18 hours. Its loudspeakers are slightly larger than those in the ST40F (6.5-inch vs 5.25-inch on the respective woofers), which has a handle but no wheels, and only lasts for 12 hours on a single charge. Both speakers are IPX4-rated for water resistance, which means they’ll be fine with a little splash, but don’t send them for a swim.

The new Samsung Tower is available to buy from this month, retailing at $700 for the ST50F and $500 for the ST40F.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/speakers/samsung-announces-a-pair-of-flashy-new-party-speakers-153027692.html?src=rss

For the first time in more than four years, there are fewer open jobs in the U.S. than there are job seekers. CNN: “This is a turning point for the labor market,” Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, wrote Wednesday. “It’s yet another crack.”

The number of job openings fell to an estimated 7.18 million at the end of July, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday. Job openings not only are at their lowest level in 10 months, but they’re also below the number of unemployed workers (at 7.2 million) for the first time since April 2021.

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Fans of the TT rejoice—there’s a new Audi two-seater on the way. The German automaker just unveiled Concept C, a stylish and minimalist sports car that marks the start of a new styling philosophy and, hopefully, a return to the bold designs that brought it so much success.

There are design cues and links back through Audi’s history, but this is no pastiche of a retro design as we might have seen from J Mays. Rather, Audi’s design team under Chief Creative Officer Massimo Frascella says that the design influences include one of Adolf Hitler’s pre-war Silver Arrows racing cars, the 1936 Auto Union Type C—Audi being one of the four brands that combined to form Auto Union.

The slats that cover the Concept C’s rear bring to mind the cooling louvres at the rear of the Type C, necessary to let the heat generated by its monstrous V16 engine to escape the rear engine bay. But I also see some of the streamlined Rennlimousine in the Concept C’s slab sides.

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Europe’s second-highest court has dismissed a challenge against a data transfer pact between the European Union and the US. “On the date of adoption of the contested decision, the United States of America ensured an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to organisations in that country,” the EU’s General Court ruled (PDF).

The two sides brokered the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework in 2023 to continue allowing US companies to store European users’ personal data on Stateside servers. The pact included a proviso that allows for Europeans to file complaints over what US companies do with their data.

French politician Philippe Latombe sued the European Commission (EC), the EU’s executive arm and the body that struck the deal with the US, claiming that “there were inadequate guarantees of respect for private and family life in the agreement because of the widespread and bulk collection of personal data,” according to Reuters. He also said that the Data Protection Review Court (DPRC), the body that was set up to handle complaints from Europeans, wasn’t an independent tribunal and didn’t necessarily offer the level of protection required under European law.

The General Court determined that the DPRC’s functioning and appointment of judges “are accompanied by several safeguards and conditions to ensure the independence of its members.” It stated that the judges can only be removed by the Attorney General and for cause, while the AG and intelligence agencies “may not hinder or improperly influence their work.”

The political landscape has shifted dramatically since the agreement was reached in 2023. The Trump administration has asserted control over independent government agencies and it’s been at loggerheads with the EU over issues such as regulating major US-based tech companies and international trade. Still, the General Court points out that the EC is required to keep an eye on the application of the legal framework. 

“If the legal framework in force in the United States at the time of the adoption of the contested decision changes, the Commission may decide, if necessary, to suspend, amend or repeal the contested decision or to limit its scope,” the court said. The judges also dismissed Latombe’s claims regarding the bulk collection of personal data.

Latombe can still take the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Europe’s top court previously scrapped two previous data transfer deals between the EU and US — the Safe Harbor agreement and the Privacy Shield — following challenges by pro-privacy activist Max Schrems, who raised concerns about American intelligence agencies accessing the private data of European citizens.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/european-court-rules-in-favor-of-the-latest-us-and-eu-data-transfer-framework-150049576.html?src=rss

Streameast — the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform — has been shut down after a year long investigation, according to a leading United States-based anti-piracy organisation. From a report: The network of 80 unauthorised domains generated 1.6billion combined visits over the past year, providing free access to global sports fixtures, including Europe’s top football leagues and competitions, such as the Premier League and Champions League, as well as the NFL, NBA and MLB.

The Athletic has been informed by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) — a coalition of 50 media and entertainment organisations including Amazon, Apple TV+, Netflix and Paramount — that an operation alongside Egyptian law enforcement officials took place on Sunday August 24 to disrupt Streameast’s dominant position in the illegal streaming market.

Traffic to the site reached 136million average monthly visits, with domains primarily originating from the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, the Philippines and Germany.

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“Another day, another dollar” is a motto I live by, especially when it comes to my reselling hobby. I’m content if I get one sale every day or two, as this enables me to purchase new pieces for my wardrobe—then eventually sell those, too. But the motto could also apply to my approach, as I not only earn money every day, but reroute it back into the resale process by using third-party apps to bolster my sales. What’s that other motto? You have to spend money to make money?

Well, it’s not entirely true. The three apps below have helped me boost my sales quite a bit, but they have free trials and one of them is completely free. So, really, if you’re trying to make a buck on Poshmark, there’s no harm in using these apps to get the money flowing.

Vendoo: a cross-lister

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The first app I love here is Vendoo, a cross-lister that helps me splash my listings out across multiple marketplaces. It helps me list quickly not only to my beloved Poshmark (where I sell and buy the most, by far), but my second-favorite Depop, as well as Mercari, Vestiaire Collective, eBay, and more.

Instead of creating your listing in one of those apps as normal, you create it in Vendoo, where you can then set it to appear across all the other marketplaces where you manage a storefront. When an item sells on one platform, Vendoo will even delist it on the others so you don’t run into any trouble with a buyer trying to purchase something that’s already sold elsewhere.

It functions as an inventory manager, showing you which platforms you’re performing better on, exactly how much you have for sale, and more. A lot of the individual apps, like Poshmark, also produce analytics for you, but Vendoo is helpful in that it allows you to see a fuller picture across all your marketplaces.

If you’re already established on one platform and want to move your listings over to others, you can import them into Vendoo, then export them out across the others. Obviously, this is an app designed for more serious sellers, like those who make a real income through reselling, own a physical boutique and also happen to sell online, or have hundreds of listings. I consider myself a casual seller, but I do have hundreds of listings up (not counting the hundreds I’ve sold), so it works for me.

If none of those describe you, it may not be worth it. It’s pricey. For free, you can create and cross-list five new items per month and remove the backgrounds from three product images. For $9 per month, you can create and cross-list 25 new items and remove 25 backgrounds. $20 per month will let you create and cross list 125 new items that month, $30 per month will get you 250 that month, and $50 per month will get you 600 that month. For unlimited creations/cross listings, you need to pay $70 per month. You’ll also pay additional fees, like $5 per month to include the ability to import listings or the ability to list on up to 10 marketplaces, depending on your needs.

Primelister: an automator

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PrimeLister is an automator specifically for Poshmark and eBay, but I only use it for Posh. Essentially, for a fee, it does all the tedious little tasks that get more eyeballs on your listings: It shares items to designated landing pages that correspond to their brand or type, shares other users’ listings to earn you good will and return shares that broaden your audience exposure, and automatically follows back new followers, if you want it to.

After downloading it and forking over about $30 per month, I definitely saw an increase in sales. The most useful task it performed for me was the sending of automatic discount offers any time someone “liked” a listing of mine. I was impressed I could even dictate how long it waited to send those offers so likers aren’t immediately spammed with notifications and it doesn’t look like I had a robot doing my bidding (although I do).

Granted, many of these functions can be handled directly through Poshmark. You can share your listings to their appropriate landing pages (known as Posh Parties), send bulk discount offers, and mass-share your own listings to your followers, but you can’t share other people’s listings or send automatic discounts. Plus, if you do it through Poshmark, you do still have to be active about it. Every hour, you have to log in, check for a Posh Party, manually select all the listings you want to share to it, and share them, for instance. It’s not a huge deal, but if you have a lot to sell, the $30 per month may be quite worth the investment. If not, check here for how to do a lot of these actions on your own.

AI Measure: a measuring tool

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The final app that’s been helping me out quite a bit is AI Measure. Any good reseller on any platform knows that you should include measurement photos with any listing, not only to answer buyer questions before they’re asked, but to avoid having something sent back to you for not being as described in the listing. Taking the time to lay a measuring tape across a piece of clothing, photograph it, and upload the pictures can save you a lot of headaches down the road, but that certainly doesn’t mean I do it. I’m lazy and I take my chances—or at least I did, until I discovered AI Measure.

This bare-bones measuring app automatically marks up your images with the measurements of the clothes within them. That’s really all it does, but it’s kind of a lifesaver. Using the native Measure app on the iPhone doesn’t work the same—it doesn’t allow you to show two or more measurements at a time. So, if you want to show the waist, inseam, and thigh width of a pair of pants, you’ll need to take three pics. On top of that, the native Measure app doesn’t have a shutter button, so you’re relying on a blurry screenshot. AI Measure puts all the measurements on the image at once, has a shutter button so you can snap a pic, and, in my testing, gets the measurements right consistently. Using it is the same as taking a regular photo and you don’t need to haul out a measuring tape, so there’s no downside.

It’s free, too. The background removal tool that comes with it didn’t work for me, but I don’t mind that because the other advertised function works just fine. Be advised that unlike the other two on this list, though, this one is only for iOS.