Look Back 2023: The year 2023 witnessed the most iconic moments on the internet. This year has seen a variety of trends across a number of sectors, from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s comments on the 70-hour work week to the ‘looking like a wow’ craze that took social media by storm. Notably, artificial intelligence gained popularity and cricket fans remained glued to their virtual seats throughout the ICC World Cup.
Let’s take a look at the top internet moments of 2023 –
Narayan Murthy and 70 hours of work a week
Infosys founder Narayana Murthy recently suggested that India’s youth should work 70 hours every week to boost the country’s overall work productivity and economy. He said that the youth in India have a habit of taking habits from the West and then do not help the country. The 77-year-old said India can grow and compete with economies like China only if the country’s youth significantly improve their work productivity. The businessman’s comment caused a stir online with some people supporting the idea, while others also questioned the long-term health effects of unreasonable and excessively long work schedules.
Twitter changing to X
The world saw the branding of Elon Musk’s microblogging website Twitter changing to X. The billionaire appointed the company’s new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, and replaced the blue bird logo with a black and white X logo in July. The company later named the tweets as posts. Additionally, a subscription model called Twitter Blue was introduced that enables users to receive a verification tick upon payment of $8. The move sparked widespread outrage, with many people expressing safety concerns and others angry at losing their blue badges. Musk has also talked about converting the platform into an everything app, due to which he had to name the company X.
metro viral videos
Despite repeated reminders by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) about the ban on filming videos inside train coaches, some passengers indulge in videography. This year, many videos of talented people dancing inside the Delhi Metro caught attention. Recently, a shocking video went viral, showing men involved in an ugly brawl inside the metro. In the clip, a man was captured forcefully hitting an elderly man in the metro, although the specific motive for the attack is unknown. Soon after, bystanders came forward to save the senior citizen and pushed the attacker to the opposite side of the seats and confronted him firmly.
AI generated photos
Artificial Intelligence is changing the world around us and redefining our perception of reality. A captivating blend of machine learning and artistic vision dominates the trending landscape. Various artists around the world are making waves on social media by posting pictures created by AI. Images have been curated using Photoshop, MidJourney and Procreate. Digital artists are reimagining the world through a different lens with these images, including creating images of famous celebrities based on how they looked as children or how they will look as they grow older.