AI6YR BenApr 15

🙄

CNN: Allbirds shares soar 600% as it pivots from footwear to AI

"Shares of Allbirds — the 2010s pioneer of trendy sneakers and eco-conscious Millennial retail marketing — took flight in an almost comical fashion Wednesday morning after the company announced an extremely 2026 pivot: abandoning its environmental agenda and getting into the AI business. ....The catalyst came from Allbirds’ announcement that the company, after selling its footwear assets and branding to brand management company American Exchange Group last month for just $39 million, would soon reemerge as a new entity with a focus on “AI compute infrastructure.” .."

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/15/investing/allbirds-pivot-to-ai

#bubble #tulipmania #ai

Allbirds shares soar 600% as it pivots from footwear to AI

Shares of Allbirds — the 2010s pioneer of trendy sneakers and eco-conscious Millennial retail marketing — took flight in an almost comical fashion Wednesday morning after the company announced an extremely 2026 pivot: abandoning its environmental agenda and getting into the AI business.

CNN
Show threadAI6YR BenApr 15

LOL

"...“Allbirds has gone from being a highflyer to a dead parrot,” GlobalData retail analyst Neil Saunders said in a note last month..."

#deadparrot

Show threadAI6YR BenApr 15

(I dunno anything about the analyst, but any excuse to reference Monty Python, lol)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnciwwsvNcc

Monty Python: The Parrot Sketch & The Lumberjack Song movie versions HQ

YouTube
Show threadAI6YR Ben
"WAKEY WAKEY! RISE AND SHINE! THIS IS YOUR 9 O CLOCK ALARM CALL!"
Apr 15 at 4:36pmWeb
Show threadPaul Chambers🚧Apr 15
@ai6yr As host of 9 o clock PM hashtag games, please CW "THIS IS YOUR 9 O CLOCK ALARM CALL" in the future when it is barely just after noon in the Eastern time zone. 🤭 😂Gave me heart flutters. lol
Show threadAI6YR BenApr 15
@paul 😂
Show threadAI6YR BenApr 15
@paul I should digitize that clip and set it to play at 9am every morning.
Show threadAnneHApr 15
@ai6yr Nah. It's 17.48 here.