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TNB Tech Minute: Astronomer Taps A-List Celebs to Help Move On From Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: Firefly Aerospace sets IPO terms that could push market cap above $5.5 billion. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:10.6

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0:17.1

Here's your afternoon TNB Tech Minute for Monday, July 28th. I'm Zoe Colkin for the Wall Street Journal.

0:24.6

Actor Ryan Reynolds's marketing firm, Maximum Effort, is attempting to help tech company astronomer

0:29.9

recover from its Coldplay concert kiss cam scandal with a lighthearted advertisement to shift the

0:35.5

public's focus to its actual business.

0:38.1

The video stars actress Quineth Paltrow, Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin's ex-wife, as

0:43.1

astronomer's very temporary spokesperson. Maximum effort confirmed it worked with astronomer,

0:48.5

while the tech company did not respond to requests for comments.

0:52.4

Elsewhere, Charter Communications' second quarter results came in

0:55.7

lower than forecasted amid unrelenting competitive intensity across the industry, according to Bank

1:01.4

of America analysts. While the sector is expected to remain challenged, the analysts expect

1:06.3

trends are likely to improve through the rest of the year and into 2026. They add the Charter remains

1:12.4

best position among cable operators to defend market share, citing the company's rural footprint

1:17.4

expansion, support from video offerings, and converged offers across its portfolio that provide

1:22.7

savings in continued network upgrades. And finally, Firefly Aerospace revealed terms of a planned initial public offering

1:31.0

that could push the market capitalization to $5.5 billion.

1:35.9

The Space and Defense Technology Company said it plans to sell 16.2 million shares

1:40.8

between $35 and $39 a piece in the IPO. Firefly said it has applied to

1:46.9

list its shares on the NASDAQ global market under the symbol fly. That's a wrap on your TMB

1:52.8

Tech Minutes. For a deeper dive into what's happening in tech, check out Tuesday's Tech News Briefing

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