Linda Yaccarino, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ‘X’, said she’s stepping down after two years running Elon Musk’s social media platform. Yaccarino, 61, posted a positive message on Wednesday about her tenure at the company and said “the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter” with Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI — maker of the chatbot Grok.

Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years running the company, she announced today. She was appointed its CEO in the year after Elon Musk bought and renamed the company previously known as Twitter — so far, there is no word on who will replace her.

X's daily user base dropped 10% in the year leading up to Linda Yaccarino exiting as CEO on Wednesday, according to data from Sensor Tower

Linda Yaccarino has announced that she is stepping down as the CEO of Elon Musk’s X after two years at the helm of the social media platform, previously known as Twitter.

As CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino had a cushy job, a fancy paycheck, and the ability to contribute to the future of tech. So why did she step down Tuesday? It’s a tale as old as time: her “parents” were going through a divorce,