Yaccarino Stepping Down as CEO of Musk’s X After Two Years (2)

Linda Yaccarino, who was hired two years ago by Elon Musk as chief executive officer of X, is stepping down less than three months after the social-media platform was absorbed by Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI.

“After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of X,” Yaccarino said in a post on X Wednesday. “I’ll be cheering you all on as you continue to change the world.”

The former NBCUniversal executive was hired by Musk in May 2023 after he’d already fired or lost about 75% of employees at the company previously called Twitter. Over the ...