Nadia Carlsten, former AWS executive, became CEO of Smartbird (formerly Allbirds) after the company pivoted to AI infrastructure, selling its shoe business for $43 million and raising $100 million. Sm…
Stocks fell after the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting under new Chair Kevin Warsh, as a hawkish dot plot signaled a potential rate hike this year. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and all Magnificent 7…
Allbirds, the sustainable footwear company, has renamed itself Smartbird and appointed Nadia Carlsten as CEO to pivot into AI infrastructure, selling its shoe business for $39 million. Shares surged o…
Smartbird, formerly Allbirds, appointed former Amazon executive Nadia Carlsten as CEO to lead its pivot to managed AI infrastructure, sold its footwear brand, and expanded its convertible financing to…
Shoemaker Allbirds rebranded to Smartbird and pivoted to AI infrastructure, appointing a new CEO, sending its stock up over 20%.…
Shoe company Allbirds is changing its name to Smartbird and pivoting to AI infrastructure, appointing former AWS quantum computing head Nadia Carlsten as CEO. The company sold its manufacturing equipm…
Allbirds sold its footwear business, laid off most staff, and rebranded as Smartbird to become an AI infrastructure provider. The company, once valued at nearly $4 billion after its 2021 IPO, saw its …
Allbirds has completed its transformation into Smartbird, an AI infrastructure provider, after selling its footwear business and shedding most of its workforce. New CEO Nadia Carlsten, who has never w…
Companies are increasingly labeling existing products as "AI-powered" to capitalize on the technology's hype, placing artificial intelligence into toothbrushes, cat translator apps, and home appliance…
BridgeToAgent has released a free MCP connector that allows AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor to check whether any online store is readable and shoppable by AI agents. The tool scores sto…
The article summarizes the decline of "conscious consumerism" brands like Everlane, Allbirds, and Beyond Meat, which once thrived by appealing to millennials' desire for ethical and sustainable produc…