Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure • Hacker News Board

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by aaronbrethorst » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC

Stock’s up 600% on the ‘news’

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by dilberx » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC

Didnt they learn their lessons from oracle?

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by geophph » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC

dawnerd wrote: post #16

This a last ditch effort to pop the stock a little so investors can get out?

Seemed to work

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by evan_ » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC

This is absolutely doomed but how funny would it be if 50 years from now people share trivia like "Hey did you know that Allbirds started as a shoe company?" the way people talk about Nintendo starting as a playing card company

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by theappsecguy » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC

Are we in a bubble yet? Still no? Ok...

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by 0gs » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC

i do not know why this is surprising to literally anyone. did we think the D2C shoes made of felt were still a smashing business success/going concern? or have we not fully memorized the narratives that procure funding for struggling companies in this climate?

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by suzzer99 » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC

aaronbrethorst wrote: post #41

Stock’s up 600% on the ‘news’

This just in: suzzer99 is pivoting to AI. Get in early.

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by aanet » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC

SMH

This is the height of ridiculousness.

I guess if there are "second chances" in American capitalism (and 3rd, 4th, 5th,...) then literally any pivot makes sense ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I guess then nobody should complain that everybody and their grandmas pivot to doing vibe coding, either. And if they produce AI slop, so be it...

As others have noted, this is like the crypto pivot that many companies did a few years ago

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai...

Re: Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

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Post by sgammon » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC

palmotea wrote: post #31

This is good news for AI. These kind of pivots just show what a revolutionary and world-changing technology this is. Invest now! This is the lowest AI stocks will ever be.

bad news for big shoe