▲ 53 ▼ GoPro joins AI bonanza with pivot into data centers as shares skyrocket 40% (www.cnbc.com) submitted 1 day ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago (6 children) Ah, the Allbirds play. Let’s see how this works out. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (2 children) Ah, the Allbirds play. This shit is wild. Allbirds made a surprising announcement Wednesday that it is pivoting from shoes to artificial intelligence. The move boosted shares of the miniscule market cap company — it was valued at about $21 million at Tuesday’s close — by 582%. The shares, which were under $3 a day ago, jumped to about $17. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html This is the most bubblicious bubble to ever bubble. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) Literally the easiest pump and dump ever. Company failing and you want to dump your shares at a good price? Announce you're doing AI! How? Who cares?! It's AI! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 point 15 hours ago The company got bought and switched to AI after that. The new owner basically bought access to the stock market without having to create a new company and make an IPO. permalink fedilink source parent [–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (2 children) I'm still waiting for them to announce the upgrade path. My remaining pair of Allbirds shoes still doesn't have any AI functionality. No care for old cusomers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago You have to buy new ones, silly. What do you think this is, something other than late stage capitalism? permalink fedilink source parent [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago Check under the heel, that’s usually where the AI is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (2 children) Ah, the Allbirds play. This shit is wild. Allbirds made a surprising announcement Wednesday that it is pivoting from shoes to artificial intelligence. The move boosted shares of the miniscule market cap company — it was valued at about $21 million at Tuesday’s close — by 582%. The shares, which were under $3 a day ago, jumped to about $17. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html This is the most bubblicious bubble to ever bubble. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) Literally the easiest pump and dump ever. Company failing and you want to dump your shares at a good price? Announce you're doing AI! How? Who cares?! It's AI! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 point 15 hours ago The company got bought and switched to AI after that. The new owner basically bought access to the stock market without having to create a new company and make an IPO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) Literally the easiest pump and dump ever. Company failing and you want to dump your shares at a good price? Announce you're doing AI! How? Who cares?! It's AI! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 point 15 hours ago The company got bought and switched to AI after that. The new owner basically bought access to the stock market without having to create a new company and make an IPO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 point 15 hours ago The company got bought and switched to AI after that. The new owner basically bought access to the stock market without having to create a new company and make an IPO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (2 children) I'm still waiting for them to announce the upgrade path. My remaining pair of Allbirds shoes still doesn't have any AI functionality. No care for old cusomers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago You have to buy new ones, silly. What do you think this is, something other than late stage capitalism? permalink fedilink source parent [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago Check under the heel, that’s usually where the AI is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago You have to buy new ones, silly. What do you think this is, something other than late stage capitalism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago Check under the heel, that’s usually where the AI is. permalink fedilink source parent