X has been CEO-less for months. Odds-makers don’t think that’s changing

X has been CEO-less for months. Odds-makers don’t think that’s changing

Linda Yaccarino’s departure as CEO of X on July 9 caught many by surprise. While reportedly in the works for weeks, the absence of leaks and the timing of her announcement—one day after X’s AI chatbot Grok made antisemitic comments referencing Hitler during a prompt about Texas flooding—sparked heavy online chatter. Two months later, that chatter has faded, but the executive office remains vacant, with no signs of being filled soon. (Yaccarino, …