SCIENCE & TECH: X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move – One America News Network

By Reuters

July 9, 2025 – 7:53 AM PDT

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

(Reuters) – Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Elon Musk-owned social platform X, said on Wednesday she would step down from the top role in a surprise move.

Yaccarino took the top job at X in 2023 to help Musk execute his vision to transform the platform.

Prior to becoming the CEO of X, Yaccarino spent several years modernizing the ad business of Comcast’s NBCUniversal.

X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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^{Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila}