“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,” Astronomer said.

A US tech company has placed its CEO on leave after a big screen embrace at a Coldplay concert - rumoured to involve two of its employees - 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...