Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering noteworthy happenings in the tech industry. This week, Google launched two new open large language models, Gemma 2B and Gemma 7B, in its continued bid for generative AI dominance. The company, which describes the LLMs as “inspired by Gemini,” its flagship family of GenAI […]
Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames
Signal is launching usernames, the company announced today. Up until now, you have had to give someone your phone number to chat with them on Signal. Now, you can create a unique username that you can use instead. Usernames are currently launching in beta, and will be rolling out to all users in the coming […]
K-Pop Fans Share 15 Of Their Favorite Idol Instagram Usernames
When it comes to choosing an Instagram username, some people like to use something basic while others try to think of something cleverer to use. The same is the case for K-Pop idols, and many of them have gotten pretty creative with their username choices! Recently on Reddit, K-Pop fans were asked to share what their […]