
US says two Pinterest directors resign from Nextdoor board of directors
Two Pinterest directors have resigned from Nextdoor's board of directors in response to U.S. Justice Department efforts to
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AI has created celebrity Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter games and they look amazing
2023 has so far been the year of artificial intelligence and although not all of its uses have been welcome it does appear to have come up with one good thing: celebrity fighting games. In the past few days, AI creations of two of the most popular beat-up franchises, Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter have emerged on social media. However, rather than feature classic characters like Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden these iterations feature exaggerated versions of famous faces from the real world. The first of these that went viral was Celebrity Mortal Kombat which was shared by the actual creator of the original game Ed Boon but was created by the YouTube channel Interdimensional TV. The celebrity version features: Joe Biden, Beyonce, Elvis Presley, Pope Francis, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, LeBron James, Mark Zuckerberg, Kanye West, Xi Jinping, Oprah Winfrey, Albert Einstein, Kim Jung-Un, Jackie Chan, Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Stephen Hawking, Mother Teresa, Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O'Neill, Rihanna, William Shakespeare, Marilyn Monroe, George Washington, Gordon Ramsay, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Barack Obama, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Queen Elizabeth II, Marie Curie, Taylor Swift, Mahatma Gandhi, The Rock and J Robert Oppenheimer. If that wasn't enough a Celebrity Mortal Kombat II video has also been made with an updated roster that Boon also shared. This one stars Will Smith, Greta Thunberg, Winston Churchill, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, Mike Tyson, Nicki Minaj, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Jobs, Lionel Messi, Richard Nixon, Narendra Modi, Lizzo, Mr Rogers, Emma Watson, Kim Kardashian, Ellen Degeneres, Sylvester Stallone, Cardi B, Hunter Biden, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ice Cube, Usain Bolt, Mozart, Nicolas Cage, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee, Joe Rogan, Notorious B.I.G, PewDiePie, Leonardo DaVinci, Chris Pratt, Margaret Thatcher, Frida Khalo, Mitch McConnell, Tesla, Justin Trudeau, Manny Pacquiao, Josef Stalin, Morgan Freeman and Chuck Norris. However, if you are more of a Street Fighter player then fear not as your interests have also been catered for. Many of the same faces from the Mortal Kombat game reappear but there are a few new characters such as Peter Dinklage, Miley Cyrus, Chris Farley and Johnny Depp. Sadly it doesn't look like we'll get to play these games anytime soon but we'll be first in line at the arcade should they become available. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Egypt blackouts become symbol of malaise a decade after Sisi's rise
By Aidan Lewis and Hatem Maher CAIRO For Egyptians grown used to a decade of reliable power supplies
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Instagram users are not happy with new likes feature
From Twitter being rebranded as X, to Meta who have rivalled this with their new Threads platform, there's been quite a few changes to social media this year. One of those recent changes also includes Instagram’s new-like animation which applies to those who updated the app. It means that when you like something on Instagram, the large heart will then appear in the area where you double-tapped on the photo and then the heart flies upwards off the screen. Of course, when it comes to social media updates, no one is a fan of change and Instagram users made this clear on X, formerly known as Twitter. Here is a compilation of reactions who all shared they weren't happy with the new like update, as one declared the feature "sucks," though this update did result in some amusing memes too: Unfortunately for those who updated the app, there is no way to change the like option back to the original but those who haven't updated Instagram can avoid the new feature if they opt out of auto-updates on Instagram. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Lionel Richie joked he tried to 'bribe the pilot' after postponing gig due to stormy weather
Lionel Richie has apologised to his New York fans after he pulled his concert an hour after it was due to begin.
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Illinois passes a law that requires parents to compensate child influencers
When 16-year-old Shreya Nallamothu from Normal, Illinois, scrolled through social media platforms to pass time during the pandemic, she became increasingly frustrated with the number of children she saw featured in family vlogs.
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Cillian Murphy 'loves' watching Christopher Nolan movies
Cillian Murphy has heaped praise on Christopher Nolan, revealing that he loves watching his films.
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Aymeric Laporte assessing options after Man City receive bid from Al Nassr
Man City have received an offer from Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr for Aymeric Laporte, but he wants to consider his options first with Aston Villa still interested.
1970-01-01 08:00

China's Tencent posts smaller than expected revenue growth
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's Tencent Holdings posted a smaller-than-expected 11% rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as
1970-01-01 08:00

LGFV From ‘High Risk’ Chinese City Draws Blowout Demand for Bond
A local government financing vehicle from one of China’s most indebted cities enjoyed overwhelming demand for a yuan
1970-01-01 08:00

Ecuador election: 'I'm wearing a bulletproof vest 24 hours a day'
Andrea González aims to be vice-president in Ecuador after her party's presidential candidate was shot dead.
1970-01-01 08:00

Saudi Hoard of US Treasuries at Six-Year Low in Embrace of Risk
Saudi Arabia’s stockpile of US Treasuries fell to the lowest level in more than six years, as the
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