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South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
US tech CEO in viral Coldplay concert video resigns
The CEO of an American tech company resigned Saturday after a video of him embracing an alleged colleague at a Coldplay concert went viral and fuelled relentless memes. 'Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,' New York-based Astronomer said in a statement shared on LinkedIn. 'Andy Byron has tendered his resignation,' the firm said, after previously launching an investigation. During a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Wednesday, the jumbotron zoomed in on a man and a woman embracing in the stands. But the canoodling pair appeared shocked and horrified when they spotted themselves on the big screen, with the man ducking out of frame and the woman hiding her face. 'Uh-oh, what? Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy,' joked Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Viral Coldplay Kiss Cam Couple Now Stars In A Video Game
The Coldplay kiss cam couple has found themselves at the center of a meme frenzy. The Coldplay concertgoers who sparked an online frenzy this week with their stunned reaction to getting caught cuddling on a jumbotron keep plunging deeper into internet infamy. In addition to spawning countless memes, they're now starring in a video game called 'Coldplay Canoodlers' styled after a retro 16-bit title. 'You're the camera operator and you have to find the CEO and HR lady canoodling,' Jonathan Mann, the game's creator, wrote on X. 'Ten points every time you find them.' In case you've completely avoided social media the last few days and don't know which CEO and HR lady Mann is referring to, here's a quick primer. Footage projected on a giant screen at a Foxborough, Massachusetts, Coldplay concert on Wednesday night captured a happy-looking couple, the man embracing the woman as they swayed to the music. But as soon as the pair spotted themselves in the footage, they separated and tried to hide. She covered her face with her hands and turned her back to the camera, he dove out of frame. The reaction was so theatrical, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin even delivered commentary from the stage. 'Oh, look at these two. Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy,' Martin joked. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder After a TikTok user reposted the footage — as of this writing, it has been viewed more than 92 million times — Internet sleuths quickly outed the pair as Andy Byron, CEO of AI startup Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the company's chief people officer overseeing human resources. Byron is married, but not to Cabot, and she is his employee. The New York-based data infrastructure company has launched a formal investigation and placed Byron on leave. 'Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,' the company said in a LinkedIn statement. It's a messy situation, to say the least, characterized by the kind of personal drama and over-the-top antics tailor made for meme enthusiasts, especially those reveling in schadenfreude watching an allegedly cheating spouse get caught and publicly shamed. All over the internet, people are recreating the couple's snuggle-and-duck routine. 'I wanted to see how fast I could vibe code a simple game based on a viral moment,' Mann wrote on X on Friday morning. What Is Vibe Coding? Vibe coding refers to writing software with the help of large language models. Andrej Karpathy, a former head of AI at Tesla and an ex-researcher at OpenAI, coined the term in a social media post to describe a style of coding 'where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials and forget that the code even exists.' In essence, vibe coding focuses on the 'vibe" of the software more than the code. Mann used ChatGPT to make the 'Coldplay Canoodlers' game, inputting such prompts as: 'Can you generate an 8-bit pixel image of a stadium concert viewed from the stage' and 'there should be a large jumbotron somewhere up in the stadium seats.' He also entered rough drawings of the visual style he imagined. A songwriter who lives in Hartford, Connecticut, Mann is best known as the 'Song a Day Guy' for writing daily tunes and posting them to his social media accounts and YouTube channel, where has almost 75,000 subscribers. He's been posting songs daily for 17 years now, with some of them commenting on news events or notable figures. This is the second game Mann has vibe-coded. The first celebrated his 6,000th daily composition. 'Coldplay Canoodlers' is no 'Elder Scrolls' or 'Red Dead Redemption' — all you have to do it is move your mouse to search the digital crowd and hold the target for a second to win the points. But the game captures one of the The response to the game, he said in an interview, has been unexpected. 'I have gone viral many times with my songs,' he said. It's 'very strange to have it happen with a game I made in four hours.' Jonathan Mann went back and forth with ChatGPT to vibe-code a video game based on a viral moment.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Australian police and emergency services hilariously turn THAT Coldplay kisscam moment into a meme
Several Aussie emergency services have cheekily jumped on the viral Coldplay 'kiss cam' moment that left one couple horrified – by turning it into a series of hilarious memes. On Wednesday, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin caught two unsuspecting fans off guard at the band's Boston concert when the camera landed on them during a 'kiss cam' segment at Gillette Stadium. The moment went viral – and by Friday, Aussie emergency services were having some fun with it, using the now-famous image in a string of tongue-in-cheek social media posts. The NSW Police Force shared a photoshopped image of the stunned couple with a flashing police car behind them, playfully referencing the awkward embrace that had thousands of fans watching. Not to be outdone, Fire and Rescue NSW posted the pair superimposed in front of a burning house, captioned: 'Don't let sparks fly… from your overloaded power board.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Live Traffic NSW also got in on the action, placing the image over a Sydney traffic map with the caption: 'Avoid unplanned incidents with Live Traffic NSW. 'If you're planning a drive this weekend, let us fix you up with a helpful tip. Download the app for planned event impacts (yes, including concerts).' The memes quickly gained traction online – but have since been quietly deleted from all official pages. It comes after an image of colleagues Andrew Byron and Kristin Cabot appeared on the big screen at a Coldplay concert in Boston, and the pair looked mortified. This prompted Martin to joke they were 'either having an affair or just very shy'. 'Oh look at these two! Oh what?' he exclaimed in a video shared to TikTok - which has now racked up millions of views - as they covered their faces and dived behind the barrier. The duo, who were embracing one another as they swayed to the music and smiled, suddenly appeared in the footage projected across to the whole audience. Embarrassed, the woman covered her face as she walked away from the viewpoint, while the man ducked down quickly - as the musician, 48, made his quip. Live Traffic NSW also got in on the action, placing the image over a Sydney traffic map with an amusing caption The stunned words uttered by the CEO of a billion-dollar company who was caught cosying up to a female colleague on a Coldplay concert kisscam have since been revealed. As he caught view of himself on the big screen, he appeared to snap 'f***ing hell, it's me'. The band are currently in the US as part of their record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour. They will next play Maddison, Nashville and Miami before heading back to the UK for a string of dates in August. Coldplay have topped the list of artist earnings from live concerts this year.
The Guardian
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Purity Ring: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
I try to spend as little time on the internet as possible. I didn't get a cell phone until I was 19. I stayed mostly away from screens and spent a lot of time in the woods, on the water and in my head. As far as I've seen, those were and always will be better places to find ourselves. I ended up skipping some of the internet's best years – they're long gone, along with the dream of what the internet could have been. In all the hours I spend doomscrolling I can say I haven't gained much but the following makes some of that time feel worth it. There's something about a good joke or a meme – similar to a song maybe, where it sticks in our minds for years and we can draw from it for a certain feeling, to self-regulate or laugh out loud when we need to. Or maybe it's like our sense of smell or taste in the way we can recall it vividly no matter how much time has passed. I feel that way about many of the videos I'll include here. Here are a few from the present, a couple from the past and an overall appreciation for the people who succeed in making the internet feel like less of a wasteland. I hope you can find some joy here today. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. [Robyn voice] But you just met somebody new … This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Me at every party. I just can't help myself! I'm so grateful for all of you!!!! This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. I'm going to ask ChatGPT to ask if this video is real. Joking. But seriously, the secretary of education really is cashing out! This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. This is literally me. If/when you see our live show and you're wondering what it's like behind the scenes, this is it. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Ziwe's funeral service never fails. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Look, I just get really excited after drinking my morning coffee, let me exist. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. This isn't just a hot take, it's a way of life, my mantra and mission statement. I am a croissant. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. If you have a boyfriend, pat them on the head and say, 'Good job, Billy.' This is from so long ago but I still hear this voice in my head every time I see a rainbow (or three). Purity Ring's self-titled album will be released on 26 September. Listen to their single Place of My Own now
The Guardian
15-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Ukrainians hail Melania Trump after president's change of tack over Russia
Ukrainians are celebrating Melania Trump on social media in a series of memes, after Donald Trump suggested the first lady played a part in his apparent change of heart over Russia. Speaking at a meeting in the White House on Monday with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, Trump said his wife had played a key role in pointing out Vladimir Putin's duplicity. 'My conversations with him [Putin] are always very pleasant. I say, isn't that a very lovely conversation? And then the missiles go off that night,' Trump said. 'I go home, I tell the first lady: I spoke with Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation. She said: Really? Another city was just hit.' Slovenian-born Melania Trump, who grew up in the former Yugoslavia, has previously appeared to be a bigger supporter of Ukraine than the sceptical US president, who in February this year called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator. Shortly after the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion, she appealed to her social media followers to donate to the Red Cross, saying it was 'heartbreaking and horrific to see innocent people suffering'. Agent Melania Trumpenko After Trump's Oval Office comments on Monday, one social media user posted a photo of 'Agent Melania Trumpenko' wearing a blazer with a Ukrainian trident insignia. Her face is half-shaded with a big hat, giving the impression she is working undercover inside the White House, to Kyiv's benefit. The magazine Business in Ukraine observed that 'there is a lot of love on social media tonight for Melania Trump' after the announcement that the US would send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine. It reproduced a longstanding meme featuring three creatures wearing an army helmet and military caps. The image is used to denote a western politician or celebrity who supports or is friendly to Ukraine. The creatures give Melania a hat decorated with a Ukrainian flag. This article includes content provided by Facebook. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Another meme shows the first lady standing behind her husband in the Oval Office, while he signs a presidential decree. The caption reads: 'Sisters Melania of the Bene Gesserit' – a reference to the powerful, secret and politically influential sisterhood from Frank Herbert's science fiction book Dune.
