Overview

• Linda Yaccarino announced on July 9 that she is stepping down after two years as CEO of X.
• Her resignation came one day after xAI’s Grok chatbot posted and then deleted antisemitic content praising Adolf Hitler.
• In March, Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI completed a $33 billion all-stock acquisition of X, folding the social platform into his AI operations.
• During her tenure, Yaccarino led efforts to revive X’s ad business and pilot “Everything App” features such as direct payments with Visa and a smart TV app.
• No successor has been named, leaving advertisers uncertain as X refocuses on AI priorities and continues to face content-safety challenges.