Blackbird shares rise nearly 5% after strong subscriber growth at elevate.io

Blackbird PLC (AIM:BIRD), the technology licensor and developer of cloud-native video editing platform Blackbird and collaborative editing platform elevate.io, saw its shares rise almost 5% to 1.15p early Thursday. The shares were up 0.05p from Wednesday's close of 1.10p.

Proactive Investors • Sep 3, 2026

Letter to Shareholders from Smartbird CEO Nadia Carlsten

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smartbird, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIRD), an AI infrastructure provider, has issued the following letter from Nadia Carlsten, CEO: A New Beginning Smartbird has a rare opportunity to build a new company at the start of a major infrastructure transition.

GlobeNewsWire • Aug 19, 2026

Smartbird Nominates Tech Industry Veterans Elizabeth Mora and Dan Kasun for Election to Its Board of Directors

MKS Instruments director and former AWS executive to expand AI infrastructure firm's stewardship MKS Instruments director and former AWS executive to expand AI infrastructure firm's stewardship

GlobeNewsWire • Aug 3, 2026

The CEO of Allbirds' new AI biz has a plan, but no employees

When Allbirds pivoted to AI in April, it felt like a joke from Silicon Valley breaking free of the TV: The direct-to-consumer shoe purveyor whose flimsy kicks helped define what we'll loosely call Silicon Valley style had discovered a new trend to chase.

TechCrunch • Jun 19, 2026

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?

Fast Company • Jun 18, 2026

Allbirds continues AI pivot with name change and CEO hire, sending stock soaring

Allbirds on Wednesday rebranded to Smartbird and announced Nadia Carlsten as its new CEO. In April, the company changed its name to NewBird AI and shifted from making shoes to Ai compute infrastructure.

CNBC • Jun 17, 2026

Allbirds rebrands as Smartbird in AI pivot, hires former AWS executive as CEO

Allbirds changed its name to Smartbird on Wednesday and appointed former Amazon Web Services executive Nadia Carlsten as ​president and CEO, cementing the former footwear maker's pivot ‌to an AI infrastructure firm.

Reuters • Jun 17, 2026

Allbirds stock jumps 45% as company rebrands to Smartbird

Allbirds completed its transformation from a footwear company into an artificial intelligence infrastructure provider on Wednesday, changing its name to Smartbird and appointing former Amazon executive Nadia Carlsten as chief executive officer. The announcement sent shares of the company, which continues to trade under the ticker BIRD, sharply higher.

Invezz • Jun 17, 2026

Allbirds Names New CEO and Changes Name Again

Allbirds is changing its name to Smartbird and pivoting to an AI business, appointing Nadia Carlsten as its new chief executive.

WSJ • Jun 17, 2026

Allbirds is now Smartbirds, and its AI-focused CEO says people won't even remember the shoes'

Allbirds has been rebranded as Smartbird. Instead of selling shoes, it's an AI infrastructure provider.

Business Insider • Jun 17, 2026