Another absurd AI pivot is propelling a new stock higher Thursday. Shares of Myseum jump 130%

Cnbc · Apr 16, 2026 · 264 words · By Alex Harring

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What to know about Another absurd AI pivot is propelling a new stock higher Thursday. Shares of Myseum jump 130%

Myseum shares more than doubled on Thursday after the social media platform provider became the latest company to unexpectedly refocus efforts on artificial intelligence.

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What happened

Myseum shares more than doubled on Thursday after the social media platform provider became the latest company to unexpectedly refocus efforts on artificial intelligence.

Why it matters

The penny stock surged around 130% to above $3 a share.

Common ground

Myseum — which surpassed the $5 mark at one point in the trading day — climbed to its highest levels in more than a year and recorded its best day since early 2025.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Allbirds closed stores and said it was selling its intellectual property earlier this year.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “The New Jersey-based company announced Wednesday that it would change its name to Myseum.AI”

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Three independent sources (Google News, Investing.com, MarketWatch) explicitly state that the company changed its name to Myseum.AI.

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web search NEUTRAL — Myseum.AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSE) adopts new AI-focused name and brand.Myseum stock soars 100% on rebrand to Myseum.AI. 18 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — "Our new name, Myseum.AI, identifies our core AI-based technology that secures our multi-tiered social media ecosystem." The company said its personalized AI assistant learns from individual user acti…
https://in.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/myseum-stock…

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web search NEUTRAL — Myseum said it changed its name to Myseum.AI to reflect its shift in focus to integrating AI into its secure messaging and social media platforms.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/myseum-shares-jump-on-pivo…

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Claim 3: “integrating AI into its platforms like Picture Party and DatChat”

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Multiple sources (Myseum's own platform descriptions, Computing.net, and a launch announcement) confirm the operation of Picture Party and DatChat.

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web search NEUTRAL — Picture Party makes sharing your photos and videos easier, a lot more fun and private. Picture party is much more than a shared album; it’s a complete personal and private social network with a live f…
https://myseum.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — No advertising. Myseum’s growing privacy-first social sharing ecosystem includes Picture Party, its flagship offering; Pop-Up Gala, a parallel service designed for formal events such as weddings and g…
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/myseum…

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web search NEUTRAL — The organization’s primary offerings — Picture Party and DatChat Messenger — were already engineered with privacy as their central feature. Picture Party functions as an encrypted multimedia sharing p…
https://computing.net/news/stocks/myseum-ai-emerges-myse-sto…

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Claim 4: “recorded its best day since early 2025”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general market reports for 2026 and unrelated Wikipedia entries. No specific data confirms this was Myseum's best day since early 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jamie Christopher Shannon (born February 26, 1972) is a Canadian actor, best known for his work in the Canadian television series Nanalan', as well as Ooh, Aah & You, and the Canadian-American televis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Shannon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Myseum is a children's museum and indoor playground located at 283 Lamp and Lantern Village, in Town and Country, Missouri. It was established by Jana and Jeffrey Deutch and opened in 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myseum

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen J. R. Smith (2 June 1951, Ottawa) is a Canadian businessman who is the Executive chairman and co-founder of First National Financial Corporation. As of March 2026, his net worth was estimated …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_J._R._Smith

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Claim 5: “marking the stock's worst day since 2023”

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Claim 6: “The penny stock surged around 130% to above $3 a share.”

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WallStreetZen reports the stock price at $3.19 as of April 24, 2026, and other sources confirm the stock doubled/soared, aligning with a surge to above $3.

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Claim 7: “Myseum shares more than doubled on Thursday”

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Multiple independent sources (Google News, Investing.com, Computing.net) report that Myseum stock soared or doubled (100% increase) following the rebrand.

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web search NEUTRAL — Growing more for less. Satellite technology is helping farmers boost crop yields. A. For farmers, working out the optimal amount of seed, fertiliser, pesticide and water to scatter on a field can be a…
https://www.ieltsreading.info/blog/growing-more-for-less-de-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Something more like a twinning than an expansion is in store for the Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City, where a new museum dedicated to Frida Kahlo, Museo Casa Kahlo, will open Sept.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/arts/design/architecture-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Senate Banking Committee members have submitted more than 100 amendments to the updated Clarity Act bill ahead of its markup. The Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a markup on Thursday to amend a…
https://www.theblock.co/post/401074/senate-banking-members-f…

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Claim 8: “Myseum CEO Darin Myman said in a Wednesday statement”

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Darin Myman is explicitly identified as the CEO of Myseum/Myseum.AI in the company's Board of Directors list, Bloomberg Markets, and official statements.

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web search NEUTRAL — Darin Myman. CEO, Director. Darin Myman has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company since January 2016. Prior to DatChat, Mr. Myman was a co-founder and Chief Executive Offi…
https://www.myseum.com/investors/board.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Darin Myman, CEO of Myseum.AI, commented, “Just days ago, we announced the Company’s name change to Myseum.AI, a strategic rebrand that encompasses our core AI-driven platform technologies.
https://finviz.com/news/345466/myseumai-accepted-into-advanc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Darin M Myman. Chairman/CEO, Myseum.AI Inc.The Company offers solutions for protecting privacy on personal devices, as well as develops messenger and private social network platform to share photos an…
https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/15039887

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Claim 9: “the more than 500% jump in Allbirds' shares during the previous session”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a 500% jump in Allbirds' shares.

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Claim 10: “The stock has a market cap of more than $14 million as of late Thursday, according to FactSet.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the specific market capitalization of $14 million from FactSet.

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Claim 11: “Myseum shares will still trade under the MYSE ticker.”

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Multiple sources (WallStreetZen, FinancialContent, and the rebrand announcement) confirm the ticker symbol is MYSE on the Nasdaq.

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web search NEUTRAL — (NASDAQ: MYSE) Myseum trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol MYSE.(NASDAQ: MYSE) Myseum stock price per share is $3.19 today (as of Apr 24, 2026). What is Myseum's Market Cap?
https://www.wallstreetzen.com/stocks/us/nasdaq/myse

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web search NEUTRAL — Your email address will never be sold or shared with anyone else. In conjunction with the name change, Myseum.AI stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “MYSE.” “As a privacy-fi…
https://www.wallstreetreporter.com/2026/04/15/myseum-nasdaq-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Myseum (NASDAQ: MYSE) Ignites “Picture Party,” a New Era in Social Media on All Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Devices Now! more stocks inside…The ticker symbol for Myseum.AI, Inc. - Common Stock is MYSE on the…
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/quote?Symbol=NQ:…

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Claim 12: “Shares of Allbirds pulled back more than 35% on Thursday”

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Claim 13: “Myseum — which surpassed the $5 mark at one point in the trading day — climbed to its highest levels in more than a year”

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While sources confirm the stock surged and doubled, there is no specific mention in the provided evidence of the stock hitting the $5 mark or reaching its highest level in over a year.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 24, 2026 · Kelly’s statement is a clear condemnation of the abuse and a reminder that nobody deserves to be talked about that way. Kelly Osbourne publicly addressed body-shaming comments about her…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 23, 2026 · 'Literally can't believe how disgusting some human beings truly are!' the 41-year-old said.
https://parade.com/news/kelly-osbourne-claps-back-at-disgust…

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Claim 14: “Retail traders snapped up Allbirds' shares on Wednesday amid the rally, data from Vanda Research shows.”

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