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Veritone Picks Up $6.5M In PPP Loans

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Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone --which is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as VERI--reported that it has received a total of $6.5M The company said the loans, from Sunwest Bank, will allow it to continue operations without salary reductions, layoffs, or furloughs.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

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Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. San Antonio Entrepreneur Center Opens Using Dallas Nonprofit as Model. Austin’s Lucid Aims to Make Artificial Intelligence More Human. The articles were selected, in part, because they paint a bigger picture of what’s happening nationally.

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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

Then look ahead to assess the likelihood that your job could be eliminated with new technology, artificial intelligence, or robots. Don’t wait for your next company layoff to get you started. This may seem scary, but it’s the reality, and what every entrepreneur has to do at every stage of survival and success.

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What’s Next for American Workers as Trade, Automation Roil Manufacturing?

Xconomy

When Donald Trump heralded Ford’s announcement earlier this year that it would invest $1.2 billion in its Michigan plants, it was seen by some as the fulfillment of campaign promises to “bring jobs back” and put America first.

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Bio Roundup: Senate Drama, A.I. Stories, Data Dives, Shkreli & More

Xconomy

There is no Obamacare replacement, at least not as of this writing. The Senate Republicans are fractured, with a handful of conservatives and moderates each giving a cold shoulder to their chamber’s version of healthcare reform, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

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