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.

Most people in the United States have never heard of the company Astronomer before Thursday, July 17, but they quickly learned it's an AI-centric firm in New York led by CEO Andy Byron. The CEO of the company valued at more than $1 billion was spotted hugging a woman later identified as Kristin

While the alleged affair between the Astronomer CEO and his HR chief that was potentially uncovered at a Coldplay concert isn't great, things could still be worse for the pair