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edhopper

(37,667 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:06 PM Wednesday

Shoe company becomes AI company

Not making it up. A sure sign that the AI bubble has reached the absurd stage.

Allbirds continues AI pivot with name change and CEO hire, sending stock soaring

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/allbirds-bird-ai-smartbird-ceo.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_id=120253267108080093&utm_term=120253267123960093&fbclid=IwY2xjawSgPwtleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqzqlJEEVjXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6yp9urjsfziUhHQm2Q0zJfmS3H_H8lsfnRl_D4bvXzEm1JPLGZyqmP2fSozw_aem_YWdncwIVBOQCjQoBfmPvY8i3hsZn&brid=YWdncwGhyaFB886ObiE9WAJmDxNP

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Shoe company becomes AI company (Original Post) edhopper Wednesday OP

"I'm thinking dinosaur-skin shoes with flashing red and blue lights and a sexy Sophia Loren vibe" struggle4progress Wednesday #1

Excerpt.... canetoad Wednesday #2

Or if one would prefer to visit CNBC without telling their servers you arrived there from a Facebook ad AZJonnie Thursday #3

struggle4progress

(127,111 posts)

1. "I'm thinking dinosaur-skin shoes with flashing red and blue lights and a sexy Sophia Loren vibe"

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:12 PM

Wednesday

canetoad

(21,192 posts)

2. Excerpt....

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:55 PM

Wednesday

Two months after its unexpected artificial intelligence rebrand, Allbirds
is changing its name to Smartbird and appointing a new chief executive.

The shoemaker-turned-AI infrastructure firm on Wednesday named Nadia Carlsten as CEO and board member, replacing current CEO Joe Vernachio.

CNBC needs to ask it's effin AI agent how it can possibly make highlighted text LESS obvious.

AZJonnie

(4,178 posts)

3. Or if one would prefer to visit CNBC without telling their servers you arrived there from a Facebook ad

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:46 AM

Thursday

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/allbirds-bird-ai-smartbird-ceo.html

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