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The following day, X’s CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she was stepping down from her role. Yaccarino did not mention the recent controversy, instead saying she was “incredibly proud of the X ...
Multiple people close to the situation described Yaccarino’s tenure as riddled with conflict, stress and power struggles, according to a report.
Former X chief Linda Yaccarino lasted two years in a job that would have crushed most people in just weeks, an insider has ...
Linda Yaccarino never had an easy job at X. The social media platform's CEO was always overshadowed by its owner, Elon Musk, whose activities made it more difficult for her to lure advertisers.
When Yaccarino, a respected ad industry veteran and former NBCUniversal executive, joined X (then Twitter) in June 2023, her mandate was clear: revive a decimated ad business and restore stability ...
Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino couldn't turn Elon Musk's business around — because of Elon Musk. The BI Today team: Steve Russolillo, chief news editor, in New York.
Off to do something else: X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped down this week after a tumultuous two-year tenure marked by advertiser backlash, Elon Musk’s controversies, and the platform’s AI troubles.
We still don't know why Linda Yaccarino stepped down as CEO of X on Tuesday. Her sudden abdication came off the back of a legendarily horrific freakout by the AI Grok, which saw the chatbot make a ...
After ex-NBCUniversal exec Linda Yaccarino departed as CEO of X, speculation has grown about Elon Musk turning the platform away from ads and toward AI.
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady on Linda Yaccarino leaving X. The big story: Trump sets 35% tariffs on Canada. The markets: Profit-taking after all-time highs. “In reality, she will only ...
Linda Yaccarino lost her blue checkmark on X and then got it back. She stepped down as CEO of X on Wednesday. She remains active on X and is excited by the return of McDonald's Snack Wrap.