Chief executive of Astronomer resigns after Coldplay concert video

The main enforcement of tech steadfast Astronomer has resigned aft a video appearing to amusement 2 of its elder members of unit embracing astatine a Coldplay performance went viral.

The tech steadfast said main enforcement Andy Byron had tendered his resignation, and that the committee of directors had accepted it.

"As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and civilization that person guided america since our founding," the institution said successful a statement.

"Our leaders are expected to acceptable the modular successful some behaviour and accountability, and recently, that modular was not met.

"The committee volition statesman a hunt for our adjacent main enforcement arsenic co-founder and main merchandise serviceman Pete DeJoy continues to service arsenic interim CEO."

The steadfast antecedently said Mr Byron, who was alleged to beryllium the antheral successful the clip, had been placed connected leave, but stopped abbreviated of confirming it was him successful the video.

In the viral clip, the brace are shown connected a surface with their arms astir each different during the British band's performance astatine the Gillette Stadium, successful Boston, Massachusetts, connected 16 July.

Once some of them realised they were being projected, the antheral rapidly ducked retired of presumption portion the pistillate turned to fell her look from the camera.

Appearing to poke amusive astatine the couple, Coldplay pb vocalist Chris Martin is heard connected the clip saying: "Either they're having an matter oregon they're conscionable precise shy."

The awkward brushwood sent the net into a frenzy, with the video gaining millions of views connected societal media and reports emerging that the 2 were executives from New York-based tech institution Astronomer.

In a erstwhile connection connected Friday, the institution addressed the viral moment, saying successful a station connected X that it had launched a "formal investigation" into the matter.

"The Board of Directors has initiated a ceremonial probe into this matter, and we volition person further details to stock precise shortly," it said.

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The institution besides said Mr Byron had not commented connected the substance aft a fake connection claiming to beryllium from him began circulating online.

Astronomer said different named subordinate of unit was "not astatine the event" and that "no different employees were successful the video".