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Monday August 27th, 2018 evening edition

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Amazon hired an army of employees to say nice things about it on Twitter, and it shows how big its reputation problem has gotten.

These employees are called "FC Ambassadors," and spreading the word about working at Amazon is their full-time job, a company spokesperson said.

Everything the employees say on Twitter is positive, sticking to a few talking points like bathroom breaks and compensation.

Amazon on July 26, 2018 reported profits in the past quarter jumped 12-fold to $2.5 ... more Photo: LIONEL BONAVENTURE, AFP/Getty Images.

Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM. Federal spending on homelessness The federal government spent $5,822,000,000 on homelessness in their FY2017 budget.

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In a statement to Business Insider, Amazon said that the FC Ambassadors are all Amazon employees who have worked in warehouses. »

Artificial intelligence system detects often-missed cancer tumors

Authored by m.digitaljournal.com
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Medical scientists and engineers have come together to develop artificial intelligence system designed to detect often-missed cancer tumors, thereby helping to boots patient survival rates.

Florida - Researchers based at University of Central Florida developed the system by teaching a computer platform the optimal way to detect small specks of lung cancer in computerized tomography (CT) scans.

In trials, the healthcare artificial intelligence system was found to be 95 percent accurate in total. »

U.S. seniors head to Mexico for cheaper dental care

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A major reason is because dental care is not covered by Medicare and many employers no longer offer post-retirement health benefits.

What's more, the Affordable Care Act allows enrollees to get dental coverage only if they purchase general health coverage first, which many seniors don't need.

At the same time, seniors often require the most costly dental work, like crowns, implants and false teeth. »

Are homegrown tech firms shut out of big federal IT contracts?

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Canada's homegrown tech firms say they've been shut out of a multimillion-dollar project to consolidate the federal government's data operations, with American giants such as IBM and Microsoft getting the inside track.

Shared Services Canada has come under fire in recent months for allegedly offering work to big American multinationals.

- Toronto tech-firm founder Craig McLellan on the difficulty for Canadian firms in getting federal government contracts. »