Shares of global cloud platform provider Tuya Smart Inc. are trading higher in premarket on Thursday. The company said it is integrating its AIoT platform with AI models such as DeepSeek. The development merges natural language processing with multimodal scene recognition, advancing smart devices from simple functionalities to “active intelligence.” Tuya’s initiatives are expected to drive the transition toward more...

(Reuters) -Amazon MGM Studios will take creative control of the James Bond franchise under a new joint venture with longtime rights holders Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the tech giant said on Thursday. Amazon ( AMZN ) bought MGM Studios in 2022 as a part of its media push, which had granted the company distribution rights to the long-running action...

* Planned cuts are part of drastic effort to downsize government * Cuts will focus on those hired during Biden administration * Probationary workers needed for processing tax returns will stay By Nathan Layne Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is expected to fire about 6,700 employees on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, eliminating...

(Reuters) - Stellantis ( STLA ) announced on Thursday the launch of its first in-house-developed automated driving system, STLA AutoDrive, designed to allow urban commuters to momentarily engage in non-driving tasks. The carmaker said its new system enables hands-free and eyes-off driving at speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour (37 miles per hour). The system can take over...