BIRD takes flight: Allbirds pivot to AI company Smartbird is a huge change—that’s good for the stock

From shoes to AI to . . . Smartbird? It’s been a strange, winding path to an entirely new strategy for the company formerly known as Allbirds. On Wednesday, the company made two big announcements: It has named a new CEO, Nadia Carlsten, and it changed its name from Allbirds to Smartbird. It’s also identifying itself as “an AI infrastructure provider,” which, again, is a huge change from its previo