At a recent Coldplay concert from Gillette Stadium - home of the New England Patriots - lead singer Chris Martin offered a word of warning before cameras started zooming in on crowd members. "Now what we'd like to do is say hello to some of you.

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