Osom Products, the phone company founded by ex-Essential employees, is shutting down from the Verge Andrew Liszewski

The Osom OV1 smartphone was created by former Essential engineers and designers. | Image: Osom Osom Products Inc. — the mobile phone company founded by former employees of Essential, which shut down after releasing a single phone — is shutting down this week, having released a single phone. The news comes shortly after Osom’s former…

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Spotify CEO confirms a ‘deluxe’ version with hi-fi audio is coming soon from the Verge Chris Welch

Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Spotify The saga of Spotify HiFi has many twists and turns. First announced over three years ago, the music service’s higher-quality streaming tier has still yet to materialize. Recent reports have said lossless audio will be bundled together with other perks (like advanced library management, AI-powered playlists,…

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National Public Data admits it leaked Social Security numbers in a massive data breach from the Verge Umar Shakir

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge National Public Data (NPD), a company that resells collected personal data for background checks, has confirmed that a data breach leaked names, Social Security numbers, physical addresses, and more. As reported by Bleeping Computer, dark web forum posters have advertised and shared supposedly stolen data from a…

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