The chief govt of tech agency Astronomer has resigned after a video that appeared to point out two of its senior staffers in an embrace at a Coldplay live performance went viral.
The corporate posted a press release on its social media channels on Saturday, saying Andy Byron had tendered his resignation, three days after a video went viral on-line, allegedly displaying Byron and one other Astronomer senior supervisor with their arms round one another through the band’s live performance in Boston.
Within the social media storm that adopted, the pair have been alleged to be having an affair.
Astronomer beforehand mentioned Byron had been positioned on go away, however the firm has but to verify it was him within the video.
Nonetheless, on Saturday afternoon, the corporate mentioned Byron’s resignation had been accepted by its board of administrators and it will start a seek for its subsequent chief govt.
“Earlier than this week, we have been often known as a pioneer within the DataOps house, serving to knowledge groups energy all the pieces from fashionable analytics to manufacturing AI,” the corporate’s assertion reads.
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“Whereas consciousness of our firm might have modified in a single day, our product and our work for our clients haven’t. We’re persevering with to do what we do finest: serving to our clients with their hardest knowledge and AI issues.”
Within the viral clip, the pair are proven on a “kiss cam” video display with their arms round one another. As soon as they notice their intimate second has been projected onto the large display, the person shortly ducked out of view and the lady turned to cover her face.
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin is heard on the clip narrating the awkward second, saying, “Both they’re having an affair or they’re simply very shy.”
In a press release a day earlier, on Friday, the corporate remarked on the viral second, saying it had launched a “formal investigation” into the matter.
It additionally dismissed a press release claiming to be from Byron that was extensively circulating on social media as pretend, saying he had not but commented on the matter.
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