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Andy Byron, the CEO of Astronomer, a New York-based company, resigned Saturday after an embarrassing moment caught on camera during a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts this week. By now, you've likely seen the video of a couple hiding from the camera after being shown on the big screen during Wednesday's concert at Gillette Stadium. If you have, you've probably also seen rumors about their connection to the tech company. "As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met," the company said in a statement posted on social media Saturday. "Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO."Astronomer first addressed the rumors Friday afternoon, and later placed Byron on leave. In the 15-second video, the man and woman were standing in Gillette Stadium, with his arms around her. They quickly turned away when they realized they were on the big screen.Coldplay frontman Chris Martin teased the two about their reaction in front of the crowd.  "Either they're having an affair or they're really shy," Martin said."Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI," the company posted Saturday. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not."The video has been posted and reposted across numerous websites and social media pages. Additionally, footage and related rumors were among the top search engine queries. Meanwhile, internet sleuths identified the man in the video as Byron and began to spread speculation in the comments about the couple, the nature of their relationship and others seen in the video. A fake statement from Byron was also distributed by an account impersonating a reporter.Byron has not put out any statement, the company said.The company also disputed the rumors about a third employee being present at the concert and seen in the video.