India, July 21 -- Astronomer's interim CEO, Pete DeJoy, has addressed the controversy swirling around the tech firm following predecessor Andy Byron's kiss cam scandal at Coldplay concert.

Byron recently resigned when a kiss cam captured him hugging Kristin Cabot, the HR head of the company, during a Coldplay concert. The viral video shows Byron and Cabot attempted to hide or run away from the camera when they realised that they were being filmed.

"The events of the past few days have received a level of media attention that few companies-let alone startups in our small corner of the data and AI world-ever encounter," DeJoy wrote in a post on LinkedIn on Monday. "The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would...