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No More Selling Shoes, Now Selling Computing Power: Will AI Computing Power Follow the Same Path as DAT?

Former footwear brand Allbirds announced a pivot to AI computing infrastructure under the name NewBird AI, raising $50 million and causing its stock to surge 582% in a single day. This shift echoes last year’s trend of companies rebranding as Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs), though the AI compute model differs significantly. The move highlights a structural shortage in AI computing power. Gartner projects global AI spending to reach $2.52 trillion by 2026, with over half dedicated to infrastructure. Major tech firms like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are ramping up capital expenditures, yet supply remains constrained due to long GPU lead times and soaring demand from both training and inference workloads. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts a $1 trillion AI chip and infrastructure market by 2027. Unlike DAT companies—which held volatile crypto assets—AI compute firms rely on physical infrastructure, operational expertise, and long-term contracts that generate recurring revenue. However, analysts caution that Allbirds’ modest funding and lack of experience may signal “AI-washing,” akin to earlier blockchain hype. While the strategy offers a potential lifeline for struggling public companies, sustainable success requires genuine operational capability and significant investment.

Odaily星球日报3h ago

No More Selling Shoes, Now Selling Computing Power: Will AI Computing Power Follow the Same Path as DAT?

Odaily星球日报3h ago

From "Silicon Valley's Sacred Shoes" to "GPU Computing Power": The Absurdity and Logic Behind Allbirds Renaming to NewBird AI

From "Silicon Valley's Favorite Shoe" to "GPU Computing Power": The Absurdity and Logic Behind Allbirds' Rebranding to NewBird AI On April 15, Allbirds, the maker of merino wool running shoes, announced a radical pivot from footwear to AI compute, rebranding as "NewBird AI." The move triggered a 582% surge in its stock price the same day. This followed the sale of its shoe business for $39 million—a fraction of its $4 billion IPO valuation in 2021. Allbirds rose to fame in 2016 with its comfortable, eco-friendly minimalist shoes, becoming a status symbol in tech circles. But after rapid expansion and failed attempts to attract Gen Z, revenue declined, losses mounted, and its value plummeted. By early 2026, all its U.S. stores had closed. Now, under CEO Joe Vernachio, the company is attempting a reboot. It secured $50 million in convertible notes from an undisclosed investor to purchase high-performance GPUs and offer "GPU-as-a-service" to AI developers. The company cites real market shortages in compute capacity, but questions remain about how a $50 million entry can compete in a capital-intensive industry dominated by giants like NVIDIA and CoreWeave. The move echoes past market frenzies, such as Long Island Iced Tea’s pivot to blockchain in 2017—a hype-driven strategy that ended in delisting and SEC action. While AI compute demand is real, NewBird AI’s operational capacity and execution plan remain unproven. The timing is suggestive: the stock soared based on a narrative, before any shareholder vote or operational results. The company plans a special dividend in Q3, raising questions about who benefits from the short-term market enthusiasm. NewBird AI exemplifies a broader trend: companies with broken business models turning to AI for revival. Whether this is a legitimate transformation or a market play remains to be seen.

marsbit8h ago

From "Silicon Valley's Sacred Shoes" to "GPU Computing Power": The Absurdity and Logic Behind Allbirds Renaming to NewBird AI

marsbit8h ago

The Allbirds, the Internet-Famous Shoes That Took Silicon Valley by Storm, Are Now All in on AI

Allbirds, the once-popular sustainable shoe brand favored by Silicon Valley elites and celebrities, has announced a drastic pivot from footwear manufacturing to AI infrastructure. On April 15, 2026, the company revealed plans to abandon its shoe business entirely, rebrand as "NewBird AI," and focus on GPU-as-a-service and AI cloud solutions. The move caused its stock to surge over 800% in a single day. The brand, known for its wool-based eco-friendly shoes, had struggled financially in recent years. Revenue fell from a peak of $298 million in 2022 to $152 million in 2025, with cumulative losses of $419 million over five years. In March 2026, Allbirds sold its intellectual property and footwear assets for just $39 million—a fraction of its former $4.1 billion valuation. The company secured up to $50 million in convertible notes to fund the acquisition of GPU hardware for AI compute leasing. However, the announcement lacked details about technical capacity, clients, or infrastructure plans. Critics highlight the high execution risks in the competitive AI infrastructure market, dominated by major cloud providers. The shift reflects a broader trend of companies rebranding around AI to attract investor interest, despite uncertain fundamentals. Allbirds also removed its "public benefit" corporate mission, signaling a departure from its original sustainability ethos. The move underscores the power of AI narrative in today’s capital markets, where storytelling often precedes substance.

marsbit11h ago

The Allbirds, the Internet-Famous Shoes That Took Silicon Valley by Storm, Are Now All in on AI

marsbit11h ago

NVIDIA Starts Selling the Method of Making Shovels

NVIDIA is accelerating its own GPU design process with AI tools, reducing tasks that took 8 engineers 1010 months to a single GPU running overnight, while achieving better results. However, it is not using AI to fully design GPUs yet. Instead, it is embedding its technology across the chip industry. A key move is its $2020 billion investment in Synopsys, a leading EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tool provider, and partnerships with Cadence and Siemens. This integrates NVIDIA’s hardware acceleration into essential chip design software, making its GPUs the fastest platform for EDA tools. Competitors like AMD and Intel now face a dilemma: use slower tools or rely on NVIDIA’s hardware to design competing chips. Chinese GPU firms, despite high market valuations, struggle with massive losses and dependence on restricted foreign EDA tools. NVIDIA’s strategy extends from AI-enhanced design to manufacturing, creating a self-reinforcing cycle where its hardware becomes essential for developing faster chips—even for those aiming to compete with it.

marsbitYesterday 10:04

NVIDIA Starts Selling the Method of Making Shovels

marsbitYesterday 10:04

Stop Staring at GPUs: CPUs Are Becoming the 'New Bottleneck' in the AI Era

In the AI era, while GPUs have long been the focus for computational power, the narrative is shifting as CPUs are increasingly becoming the new bottleneck. By 2026, system performance is more dependent on execution and scheduling capabilities, with CPUs playing a critical role in enabling AI operations. A supply crisis is emerging, with server CPU prices rising about 30% in Q4 2025 due to high demand and production constraints, as GPU orders compete for limited semiconductor capacity. Companies like Google and Intel have deepened collaborations, and Elon Musk is investing in custom CPU solutions for his ventures, highlighting the strategic importance of CPU infrastructure. The shift is driven by the rise of agentic AI, where CPUs handle tasks such as multi-step reasoning, API calls, and data I/O, accounting for 50–90.6% of total latency in intelligent workloads. Expanding context windows in AI models further strain GPU memory, necessitating CPU offloading for key-value cache management. Major players are adopting varied strategies: Intel is strengthening its Xeon processor line and partnerships; AMD is benefiting from increased demand, with server CPU revenue surpassing 40%; and NVIDIA is designing CPUs like Grace to optimize GPU-CPU synergy through high-speed interconnects. The industry is witnessing a rebalancing of compute infrastructure, with CPUs gaining prominence as essential enablers of scalable AI agent systems. By 2030, the CPU market is projected to double to $60 billion, driven largely by AI demands. The focus is now on overcoming system-level bottlenecks to maximize the efficiency and economic viability of AI deployments.

marsbit04/13 00:57

Stop Staring at GPUs: CPUs Are Becoming the 'New Bottleneck' in the AI Era

marsbit04/13 00:57

What does CoreWeave’s $8.5 billion GPU-backed loan mean for Bitcoin mining?

CoreWeave, a former Bitcoin miner that pivoted to AI, has secured an unprecedented $8.5 billion loan using its GPU computing hardware as collateral. This landmark deal highlights the rise of 'ComputeFi' and signals a broader shift away from the volatile 'MinerFi' model. The 2021 Bitcoin mining boom collapsed as BTC prices fell and older ASIC mining rigs lost resale value. In contrast, newer GPU-based miners can be repurposed for AI, offering a more sustainable and profitable path. While some miners like MARA have sold BTC holdings to fund this transition, CoreWeave's GPU-backed loan provides a new financing model. Despite Bitcoin's mainstream adoption, declining miner revenues post-halving and BTC's price volatility are straining the industry. CoreWeave's massive revenue growth in 2025 demonstrates AI's potential, suggesting the pivot to AI among miners will likely continue.

ambcrypto04/11 06:02

What does CoreWeave’s $8.5 billion GPU-backed loan mean for Bitcoin mining?

ambcrypto04/11 06:02

GPUs Have No 'Price': Four Indices Clash, the Compute Market Is More Chaotic Than You Think

The GPU compute market lacks a clear price benchmark, with four major indices on Bloomberg Terminal showing significant divergence—differing by over $2 and moving inconsistently. This reveals a fragmented and inefficient market for AI compute power, particularly for H100 and B200 GPUs. While demand surges and supply constraints are real, pricing is highly opaque and varies by contract type, provider, and location. The absence of standardized contracts, reliable benchmarks, and liquid secondary markets leads to hoarding and informal subleasing. Key issues include inconsistent pricing methodologies, unstandardized agreements, quality assurance gaps, and no forward pricing mechanism. Without coordinated improvements in infrastructure and market design, establishing a true price for GPU compute remains impossible.

marsbit04/08 09:24

GPUs Have No 'Price': Four Indices Clash, the Compute Market Is More Chaotic Than You Think

marsbit04/08 09:24

Why Are GPU Prices Spiraling Out of Control?

GPU prices are surging due to a fundamental shift in market dynamics, driven by AI's transition from a tool to core infrastructure. Demand is exploding from multi-agent systems, AI-generated content, and coding tools like Claude Code, causing token consumption growth. This has led to a severe GPU shortage, with H100 one-year lease prices rising nearly 40% from late 2025 to early 2026. Supply is constrained further by component cost increases (e.g., DRAM, NAND) and extended delivery times for new clusters, many pre-booked into late 2026. The market is dominated by long-term contracts, with AI labs locking in capacity for 4-5 years. High ROI (5-10x) from AI tools makes demand relatively inelastic to price hikes. Neocloud providers now hold pricing power, and the divergence between physical scarcity and market expectations of future oversupply is reshaping valuation logic. Key factors to watch: GB300 cluster deployment pace, chip supply chain stability, and AI lab revenue growth.

marsbit04/06 13:24

Why Are GPU Prices Spiraling Out of Control?

marsbit04/06 13:24

Nvidia Loses 40% of Chinese Market in Three Years | Rewire Morning News

Nvidia's market share in China's AI GPU market has dropped from 95% to 55% over three years, with Huawei capturing 20% of the market. The U.S. Federal Reserve warns that AI hype itself may be driving inflation by boosting consumer spending and corporate investment. Intel repurchased a factory in Ireland for $14.2 billion, signaling a strategic shift toward manufacturing sovereignty. Wall Street firms like JPMorgan and Paradigm are entering the prediction markets, indicating growing institutional interest. In DeFi, Drift Protocol on Solana suffered a $285 million hack due to a private key leak. Other notable news includes Block’s plan to replace middle management with AI, Anthropic’s DMCA takedown mishap, and a record $16.1 billion in Chinese VC funding for Q1 focused on AI and semiconductors.

marsbit04/02 02:25

Nvidia Loses 40% of Chinese Market in Three Years | Rewire Morning News

marsbit04/02 02:25

SpaceX to Raise $75 Billion｜Rewire Evening News Update

SpaceX has filed for a $750 billion IPO, targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation—the largest in history, surpassing the combined U.S. IPO totals for 2024 and 2025. The offering, underwritten by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, is set for June. In AI infrastructure news, Starcloud raised $170M to deploy orbital data centers with H100 GPUs, while Mistral borrowed $830M to build a Paris data center. Meanwhile, the U.S. faces power constraints, with 7.5GW of wind projects frozen by military reviews. Palantir is deepening its U.S. government ties, working with the IRS to build AI tools for audit targeting and a unified data system, raising privacy concerns. In Iran, tensions escalate as Trump administration rhetoric shifts toward resource control, with military movements reported and oil prices surging. Other updates include DeepSeek’s major outage, Dell’s $25B AI infrastructure growth, and the successful IPO of Chinese robotics firm Huayan. Ethereum Foundation also made a large ETH stake, signaling a strategic shift.

marsbit03/30 19:02

SpaceX to Raise $75 Billion｜Rewire Evening News Update

marsbit03/30 19:02

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