Latest news with #Where'sWaldo
Time of India
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Astronomer CEO's controversial affair during Coldplay concert becomes viral video game within hours
(Image via @StarPlatinumSOL & @songadaymann/X) What started as a Coldplay concert and a suspicious hug has turned into the internet's latest obsession, not just with memes, but now with a full-blown video game. Yes, you read that right. Someone actually made a playable game out of the cheating scandal involving Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, and it's blowing up online. Scandal sparks chaos after Coldplay crowd-cam catch On July 17, 2025, social media lost its collective mind when footage surfaced from a Coldplay concert in Los Angeles. But this time, the band wasn't the main act. During a crowd shot on the big screen, viewers spotted Andy Byron, the CEO of Astronomer, swaying a little too cozily with none other than his company's Head of HR, Kristin Cabot. The two quickly pulled apart when they realized they were on camera. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin even made a cheeky remark: 'Either they're having an affair, or they're very shy.' Well… turns out it was option A. By the next morning, the clip had exploded across platforms. Within hours, internet sleuths had identified the duo, memes were multiplying by the second, and both Byron and Cabot were put on immediate leave. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No annual fees for life UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo 'Coldplay Canoodlers' game goes viral hours after the scandal A game developer known online as @songadayman, launched a playable web game. The game, titled Coldplay Canoodlers, is simple in concept but brilliant in execution. Inspired by 'Where's Waldo,' it throws you into a pixelated crowd scene at a Coldplay concert and challenges you to find the exact moment Andy and Kristin became unwilling viral stars. The objective? Spot the scandal, click the canoodlers, and rack up points before they disappear into the crowd again. There's even a bonus round if you manage to catch Chris Martin mid-joke. Just hours after launch, gameplay clips flooded X (formerly Twitter), with users proudly posting their high scores and laughing at how fast the internet moves. One tweet read, 'We are witnessing the birth of meme games.' Astronomer responds as game gets more attention than their software While the dev was racking up likes and downloads, Astronomer released a statement saying they've opened an internal investigation. 'Our leaders are expected to set the standard,' it read, though it didn't specify whether 'standard' included viral cameos at Coldplay concerts. Meanwhile, 'Coldplay Canoodlers' continues to trend, offering what might be the most fun anyone's ever had watching corporate drama unravel. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Time of India
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's cheating kiss cam moment has turned into a hilarious video game
The Coldplay concert cheating scandal just got its own video game. In less than two days since the viral kiss cam moment exposed Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot, a developer has launched Coldplay Canoodlers, a meme-worthy browser game that's caught fire on social media. What happened at the Coldplay concert? The scandal broke out when Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were caught on the kiss cam during Coldplay's concert in Boston. The two were seen holding each other closely before quickly pulling away as they noticed the camera. Chris Martin joked, 'Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy,' sending the crowd into laughter. Coldplay accidentally exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot at one of their recent concerts. Social media detectives wasted no time identifying the duo, revealing they were both married to other people. The viral moment led the Astronomer to place both executives on leave while launching an internal investigation. Coldplay Canoodlers: The viral game inspired by Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot's kiss cam moment Amid all the chaos, a developer on X named songadayman created Coldplay Canoodlers, a 'Where's Waldo' style game based on the scandal. The objective is simple: players have to scan an illustrated concert crowd to find the cartoon versions of Byron and Cabot locked in their infamous hug. i vibe coded a little game called Coldplay Canoodlersyou're the camera operator and you have to find the CEO and HR lady canoodling 10 points every time you find them👇link What makes the game fun is the timer. The faster you find them, the higher your score. It perfectly captures the 'find the cheater' vibe the internet was obsessed with when the clip first went viral. Within hours of releasing the first gameplay clip, the game blew up on social media. Players started sharing their scores, with some even crossing 110 points. 🚨Developer creates Coldplay Canoodlers VIDEO GAME in what can only be described as TOP TIER TROLLING! You earn points by finding the Astronomer love birds, Andy Byron & Kristen Cabot, in the crowd. ☠☠☠ The developer said he 'vibe-coded' the game in just two hours, but started the idea the previous evening. Known for making daily AI-generated songs, songadayman joked that he might auction off these viral games because of the overwhelming attention. Thanks to the scandal, Coldplay Canoodlers became an instant hit, proving that the internet can turn even the most awkward public moments into clever, viral fun. Recent updates on Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR Head Kristin Cabot Following the viral incident, Astronomer has placed Andy Byron on administrative leave. The company released a statement on LinkedIn confirming an internal investigation. They emphasised their commitment to a respectable workplace culture and noted that appropriate steps will be taken based on the findings. This move aims to restore trust among employees and stakeholders as the scandal continues to unfold.
Express Tribune
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Developer turns Astronomer CEO cheating scandal into viral Coldplay concert video game
A game developer has gone viral after turning the Astronomer CEO cheating scandal into a playable browser game, just hours after the footage of the incident surfaced online. The scandal erupted on July 17 when video from a Coldplay concert showed Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot embracing during the show. The moment, captured on the venue's jumbotron, featured frontman Chris Martin joking on stage: 'Either they're having an affair, or they're just very shy.' The internet quickly identified the couple, leading to intense backlash. Both executives have since been placed on leave as Astronomer initiates an internal investigation. X user and developer '@songadayman' created a video game titled Coldplay Canoodlers, which challenges players to locate Byron and Cabot's moment of intimacy in a crowd, similar to a digital Where's Waldo. According to the developer, the game was built in just two hours using rapid 'vibe coding' techniques. i vibe coded a little game called Coldplay Canoodlers you're the camera operator and you have to find the CEO and HR lady canoodling 10 points every time you find them 👇link — 17 years of song a day (@songadaymann) July 18, 2025 Within hours of being posted, the game racked up thousands of views and scores, with players competing to find the couple quickly. The game's popularity has skyrocketed, prompting the creator to joke about auctioning off daily meme-inspired games. Astronomer, a data orchestration platform backed by Salesforce Ventures and Insight Partners, released a statement saying: 'Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability.' The scandal continues to trend across social media, as memes and content inspired by the video fuel its viral momentum.
Indianapolis Star
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
'Everybody has a story about Kids Ink': Local bookstore owner retires after 39 years
Shirley Mullin likes to ask adults what book changed their life. Some just shrug. A few say the Bible. But many say they became a reader because of a book a teacher read aloud to them decades ago. That's what happened for Mullin, 80, in her rural Nebraska schoolhouse in rural Nebraska where her second grade teacher read 'Little House on the Prairie' to the class. When the teacher finished reading the series, the students begged her to read the books again — and she did. Mullin went home and played 'Little House on the Prairie' with her siblings on their family farm, where she was convinced Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived before her. 'It came alive,' she said. Mullin has spent her career making children into readers, first as a kindergarten teacher, and then a librarian and then the owner of Kids Ink Children's Bookstore on North Illinois Street. She's worked to put books in kids' hands for more than 40 years — and now she's the store is not closing. A mother-daughter pair has purchased it from Mullin and plans to carry on her legacy. Kids Ink is a small shop, nestled between storefronts in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood. Colorful books line the shelves from floor to ceiling, with wooden puzzles, stuffed animals and Playmobil toys tucked between titles. Mullin opened the store in 1986 after a visit to Waldenbooks in the Glendale Mall to buy one of her favorite baby books, 'Goodnight Moon." She said when her own children were growing up, they ruined at least one copy each. So when the bookstore chain didn't have the title on hand, she made a decision. 'If they cannot keep that book in stock, I'll just do it myself,' she said. Almost four decades later, Mullin jokes about what a great business decision that was. Impulsive though it was, it worked. The store hosts story times and author visits. Every summer, Kids Ink participates in the area's 'Where's Waldo' competition for kids to spot Waldo dolls in local shops to win prizes. 'They know my kids, they know my family,' said Lindsay Donaldson, a regular customer who lives nearby. 'We just love it.' Five years ago, the staff helped her pick books to teach her son how to read. Today, they remember he likes historical fiction and stories with dragons. The store has been around long enough that some kids who grew up going to Kids Ink now bring in their own children. 'Everybody has a story about Kids Ink,' Wendy Fitzgerald said. And now Wendy and her daughter Kate will be telling stories of their own. The older Fitzgerald moved to Indianapolis from Wisconsin in February to be close to Kate and her 18-month old granddaughter. One of the first places Wendy visited in her new neighborhood was Kids Ink. A day after Wendy bought her house in Indianapolis, she was let go from her job. Four days later, Kate was let go too. So in June when Wendy heard Kids Ink was for sale, she reached out to Mullin. After what Mullin's lawyer said was the simplest and shortest property sale he'd ever seen, the Fitzgeralds became the new owners of Kids Ink. Mullin has always worked with children and books. Before Kids Ink, she was a kindergarten teacher and a librarian, and then taught children's literature at what was then IUPUI. She reopened the library at Riley Hospital for Children and ran it for almost a decade before she opened Kids Ink. Running a store, she learned, was not the same as working in a library. Mullin wanted to give children books, not sell them. So Mullin found ways to share books with kids who couldn't afford them. She received grants to donate books to Indianapolis Public Schools and other schools around the state. During Christmas, she set up a giving tree for customers to buy books for kids. 'It's just so amazing when they get a first book,' she said. A few years ago, Kids Ink received hundreds of thousands dollars from a private donor to gift packages of books to 900 immigrant children in Wayne Township. The best part, Mullin said, was choosing the books herself. She included an age-appropriate atlas in each child's package so they could look up their homeland. Mullin has spotlighted several Indiana-based authors over the years. Troy Cummings, a children's book author and illustrator who lives in Greencastle, said it seems like every author, teacher and librarian in the state knows Shirley. Cummings remembers the first event he attended at Kids Ink, where kids brought drawings of monsters emulating the creatures in his own books. He sees Kids Ink as a 'launchpad for creativity,' a place for kids to realize the joy to be found in reading. 'It should feel like playing,' he said. 'It should feel like you're getting away with something.' Mullin hand picks what the store stocks — the 'great old books,' quality nonfiction, works by local authors, books on parenting and potty training. 'It's not unusual for Barnes & Noble to call and say, 'We have a customer wanting books on whales, do you have anything?'' she said. 'Well yeah, we do.' Mullin has also tried to appeal to diverse clientele over the years. Kids Ink stocks stories with LGBTQ+ characters and every display includes books about children of color. 'Most librarians and most teachers, they understand that the kids need to see themselves in a book,' Shirley said. 'And they're not going to see themselves in a book if they don't see kids like them.' The Fitzgeralds are eager to carry on that mission. Especially in the current political climate, Kate said, it's important to give kids books that prepare them to go to school with kids different from themselves. 'This is their chance to build their empathy,' Kate said. 'Reading a book is the closest that you'll get to being in somebody else's shoes or feeling feelings that you've never felt before.' Mullin's family worked at Kids Ink from the start and many of her staff became like family to her. Two of her children (both of whom are now authors) worked there for years. In the back of the store, the white walls in the bathroom are scribbled with signatures and notes of affection from authors who have visited Kids Ink. The small room features signatures from Cummings, John Green and hundreds of others. The tradition began almost 30 years ago when Mullin's family repainted the bathroom. Her baby son's footprints were painted and stamped on the wall, and the rest of her family signed their names, she said. Some of the staff have worked there for decades. A teacher, Kathy Taber, came to Kids Ink for book recommendations in 1992 and started working part time. When business was slow, she and Mullin would just sit and chat. 'She cared about each and every one of us that worked there,' Taber said. 'Not only was her knowledge so great, but you know, she just cares about us and what's going on in our lives, which makes her very special.' Many other employees have also been with the shop for more than 20 years. That's part of the reason, Taber said, that it was hard for the staff to hear Mullin would be retiring. 'It'll be different, because you know — Kids Ink is Shirley, or Shirley is Kids Ink, to us,' Taber said. 'But it's a well deserved time for her to retire. You know, she's got plans.' Mullin will garden and continue to speak at local library events. She'll devote time to what she calls her "forever research project," a dive into her family history during WWII. Mullin said she doesn't know how she feels about retirement yet as it's only been a few weeks. She's mostly been "untangling" things so far. 'For me, it feels a lot like ripping off a Band-Aid,' she said. 'But that's okay. I was ready for it. I was ready for it before it happened.'
Hindustan Times
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
NYC influencer's sneaky celebrity spotting in the Hamptons gets 7 million views
The Hamptons – with its high-end restaurant, exclusive resorts and stunning beaches – are a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers, celebrities and socialites. But when one influencer inadvertently spotted a famous celebrity in the Hamptons, her video blew up. Influencer Victoria Casalino spotted a celebrity in the Hamptons(Instagram/@victoriacasalino) Victoria Casalino, a fashion and lifestyle influencer from New York City, was spending a weekend in the Hamptons when she inadvertently captured a Hollywood celebrity there. Casalino appears to have been filming content for her social media pages when she captured footage of the Sex and the City star behind her. 'POV: You're taking pics and notice someone behind you,' read the on-screen text on the video, which has blown up with more than 7 million views on Instagram. While sharing the video on Instagram, Casalino captioned it, 'Nothing like a good celeb sighting'. Video leaves people confused Many people could not immediately identify the celebrity that the New York influencer claimed to have filmed. 'So now I'm just playing Where's Waldo bc what am I trying to look for,' read one comment under her video. 'I thought you were talking about the asian guy staring at you,' another person wrote. Some accused her of invading the star's privacy, with one person writing: 'No. You purposefully stood there after seeing someone famous to take pictures of them and invade their privacy. Sad.' Recognizing the celebrity Others said they recognized the celebrity in question as Sarah Jessica Parker, best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. 'Sarah Jessica Parker is next to the lady in the red striped shirt,' said one commenter. 'Is that John Slattery too!?' another wondered. Another Instagram user claimed that the woman next to Sarah Jessica Parker, wearing the red shirt, is George Clooney's ex-wife. (Also read: Sarah Jessica Parker is done apologising for decades-long backlash against Carrie Bradshaw)
