Smartbird

Smartbird is a company that has rebranded from Allbirds, a former sneaker maker, and is now an AI infrastructure company that has appointed a former AWS executive as its CEO.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news now because it has officially completed its rebranding from Allbirds to Smartbird, marking a significant shift from the footwear industry to the AI sector.

Latest on Smartbird

• Allbirds stock surges over 50% after company rebrands to Smartbird, appoints AWS exec as CEO
• Goodbye, Allbirds. Hello, ‘Smartbird’: Once-trendy sneaker maker’s bizarre transformation into an AI company becomes official.
• Allbirds sells its shoes, renames itself Smartbird, and says it is now an AI infrastructure company
• Goodbye, Allbirds. Hello ‘Smartbird’: Once-trendy sneaker maker’s bizarre transformation into an AI company becomes official.
• Allbirds rebrands as Smartbird in AI pivot, hires former AWS executive as CEO
• Smartbird will shift its focus from footwear to AI infrastructure and cloud computing, offering AI infrastructure as a managed service
• did the AWS credential do the talking?
• A footwear company just pivoted to AI infrastructure without announcing what happens to the supply chain, inventory, or customer contracts already signed
• appointed Nadia Carlsten, a former AWS executive, as president and CEO

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