A 20-second cuddle at a Coldplay concert turned two anonymous executives into global villains, and a viral cautionary tale about power, privacy, and the wrath of the internet.

Tech executive Andy Byron was caught on a jumbotron at a Coldplay concert embracing a woman reported to be his company's chief human resources officer. The woman in question, Kristin Cabot, has subsequently deleted her LinkedIn profile. Newsweek contacted Astronomer for comment via email on Friday outside regular working hours.

Astronomer, a private data infrastructure startup that achieved 'unicorn' status in 2022 with a $1 billion or more valuation that currently stands at $1.3 billion, announced that CEO Andy Byron tendered his resignation after being caught on video with a woman who was not his