Tootfinder

Catching up on news of the past week... I saw the posts go by about show company AllBirds pivoting to be an #AI company... er... "a fully integrated GPU-as-a-Service and AI-native cloud solutions provider"... but I hadn't read the story... and now I'm just sitting here smiling and laughing! We live in strange times! 😃

Allbirds Is an AI Company Now… Seriously
The $2.2 billion wool sneaker darling that became a $39 million cautionary tale would now like to talk to you about its GPU infrastructure vision

Check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know today, including
--Anthropic eases threat-sharing rules as Cloudflare details frontier AI cyber gains,
--CISA contractor exposed sensitive gov't creds in public GitHub repo,
--Buterin says AI-assisted formal verification can secure blockchain systems,
--NY public health provider says breach affects 1.8m,
--FBI wants access to ALPRs nationwide,
--Interpol busts 2…

Anthropic eases threat-sharing rules as Cloudflare details frontier AI cyber gains
CISA contractor exposed sensitive gov't creds in public GitHub repo, Buterin says AI-assisted formal verification can secure blockchain systems, NY public health provider says breach affects 1.8m, FBI wants access to ALPRs nationwide, Interpol busts 200+ people for cybercrime in MENA, much more

Wishing a blissful Bicycle Day to all who celebrate!😵‍💫🫯
The 83rd anniversary of the first intentional #LSD trip, by Albert Hoffman. He ingested 250 micrograms and rode his bicycle home.
https://en.wikipedia.org/…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #WoPop
Ali Farahani:
🎵 Younan (Zone & Usif Remix)
#AliFarahani
https://open.spotify.com/track/1AgmGgtc24tcBwK4eSNTlx

Shoe company Allbirds changes its name to Smartbird as it pivots to an AI infrastructure company and names ex-AWS exec Nadia Carlsten as CEO; BIRD jumps 20% (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-co

Iran outcomes compared
https://bsky.app/profile/mlafineman.bsky.social/post/3mollafln7k2o

Martha Albertson Fineman (@mlafineman.bsky.social)
Iran outcomes compared

Trump administration proposes admitting more White South African refugees (Priscilla Alvarez/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/politics/trump-additional-white-south-african-refugees
http://www.memeorandum.com/260519/p30#a260519p30

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Billie Holiday:
🎵 Strange Fruit
#BillieHoliday
https://lsalberto.bandcamp.com/track/billie-holiday-strange-fruit-l-s-alberto-rmx
https://open.spotify.com/track/1CTex49P0iWwzUGsMNjgaV

Shoe company Allbirds changes its name to Smartbird as it pivots to an AI infrastructure company and names ex-AWS exec Nadia Carlsten as CEO; BIRD jumps 20% (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-co

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Nina Simone:
🎵 See-Line Woman (Masters at Work remix)
#NinaSimone
https://lsalberto.bandcamp.com/track/nina-simone-see-line-woman-l-s-alberto-rmx
https://open.spotify.com/track/2vyIoVK6ggvXVNEvmIt1vs