Allbirds' Move to AI Has Echoes of the Dot-Com Frenzy
Brajeshwar
31 points
10 comments
April 20, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
cdrnsf
Echoes of? It's screaming it through a loudspeaker that has a flashing neon light attached.
Pwntastic
https://archive.is/jcJIe
ChrisArchitect
Discussion on the annoucement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47778038
ChrisArchitect
Discussion on the stock jump: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47778762
guywithahat
Did they actually move to AI or did they sell off all their assets and get taken over by an AI company who wants to skip the IPO process? Because I’m petty sure it’s the latter
nradov
This is just a regular pump-and-dump scam using the stock market listing of a defunct company. The Wall Street Millennial channel put out a good video if you want details. https://youtu.be/GXce34Va_Xs