** Shares of employment service firm ShiftPixy more than triples to $18.10 premarket
** PIXY to buy TurboScale, an AI technology company specializing in scalable GPU cloud infrastructure and AI model deployment, in a $150 million deal
** The transaction includes $75 million in stock and $75 million in debt
** ShiftPixy says this deal allows it to introduce real-time predictive analytics and machine learning-driven automation to streamline workforce management
** Company anticipates accelerated growth and innovation following the acquisition, with plans to roll out new AI-driven tools by early 2025
** Up to Wednesday's close, stock had fallen 93% so far this year
(Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru)
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