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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 17 天前

Allbirds shares soar 580% after pivot from shoes to AI

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Allbirds shares soar 580% after pivot from shoes to AI

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 17 天前
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The company is selling off its shoe brand as it plans to shift to providing technology infrastructure.
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  • crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Damn, the market is an idiot.

  • etherphon@piefed.world
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    It’s terrible that we have to live in two different realities, the market reality and then the one the rest of us all have to live in.

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      I once made a CEO a bit unhappy by describing the stock market as socially acceptable gambling, every day I’m proven more and more right.

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    That’s a hard pivot. And building more AI infrastructure is a bad idea. But they might make some short term money given the AI hype.

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      Thats all they care about

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    What unique thing does a shoe company bring to “AI”?

    ETA: We’re getting quality puns here; I’m just surprised it would be this thread.

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      Bird-brained investors?

    • PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social
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      They’ve already got boots on the ground.

    • doleo@lemmy.one
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      Lack of sole?

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      They are already 2 steps ahead.

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      They’re able to hit the ground running.

      • Powderhorn@beehaw.org
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        🙄

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      training dataset

    • Kissaki@beehaw.org
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      They already have a foot in the door.

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      Easy money for grifters to help themselves to.

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