X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year
Going forward, the “next leaders” mentioned are Benji Taylor leading design with iOS lead Jonah Katz and Mridul Singhai leading the product team.Bier also called out the long-delayed and recently-launched X Money, which Elon Musk at one point expected to launch by the end of 2024. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
- ▪Going forward, the “next leaders” mentioned are Benji Taylor leading design with iOS lead Jonah Katz and Mridul Singhai leading the product team.Bier also called out the long-delayed and recently-launched X Money, which Elon Musk at one poi
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5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Nikita Bier steps down as head of product at X after a little more than a year in the role and says he will continue as an adviser (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch) — Techmeme
- ▪ X's head of product is leaving the company one year after joining — Engadget
- ▪ Nikita Bier Steps Down as Head of Product at X — X (formerly Twitter)
- ▪ Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product — TechCrunch
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