Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned from the company amid an affair with his company's chief people officer at a Coldplay concert. Astronomer, the technology company that faced backlash after its CEO was allegedly caught in an affair at a Coldplay concert, said the CEO has resigned, the company announced Saturday.

A US tech company announced that it has launched an investigation after a big screen embrace at a Coldplay concert - rumoured to involve two of its employees, including its CEO - went viral.

The identities of Mr. Byron and Ms. Cabot were confirmed by a spokeswoman for Astronomer on Friday night after the company issued a statement saying Mr. Byron had been placed on leave and that the co...