AP Spotlight Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert ALEX VEIGA Associated Press Jul 19, 2025 Jul 19, 2025 Updated Jan 28, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The IT company CEO captured in a widely circulated video showing him embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert has resigned.kAmp?5J qJC@? 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