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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Draws Up Invest/Maintain/Kill List Of Layoffs

As Yahoo prepares to make cuts, Marissa Mayer is doubling down on mobile search and axing Yahoo’s low-performing media sites.

Leading up to its earnings report next week, Yahoo is lining up a number of stealth layoffs, which will be followed by a wider round of company-wide cuts. To do this, Re/code reports, CEO Marissa Mayer has put together a list with three categories: invest, maintain, and kill.

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Meet Workhorse, The Company That’s Competing With Amazon For Delivery Drones

This maker of electric trucks is testing drones at an Ohio airfield.

At a small airport in Ohio, a truck manufacturer is testing out something decidedly futuristic: Small, retractable drone aircraft that pop off a delivery truck’s roof and fly packages to delivery points a mile away. The manufacturer, the Workhorse Group, thinks drones can cut gas costs and increase efficiency for companies like UPS. But first, it needs to get the technology right.

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White House Gets Closer To Launching Its Cancer “Moonshot”

President Obama’s new memorandum sets up a task force of federal agencies—to meet Monday—to coordinate cancer research and treatment.

The government’s cancer cure moonshot is preparing for takeoff. After providing just a rough outline since President Obama first announced it in the State of the Union address, the White House is convening a federal task force to “clear out the bureaucratic hurdles — and, quite frankly, let science happen,” Vice President Joe Biden wrote in a post on Medium the evening of January 27. Biden will chair the first meeting of the task force on Monday (February 1), which will include the Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Energy, and Commerce, as well as the National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration, the vice president wrote.

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Microsoft’s Bet On The Cloud Is Paying Off

Despite declining revenue, Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report points to the success of Azure and Office 365.

Barely two years into Satya Nadella’s tenure as Microsoft CEO, the once-passé tech giant continues to gain ground, as evidenced by Thursday’s quarterly earnings report. Nadella has shifted much of Microsoft’s focus to its cloud business, a decision that appears to be propelling the company forward in spite of declining revenue this past quarter.

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How To Handle Heated Political Discussions In The Office

How do you make sure conversations about the candidates don’t turn into office throwdowns? And can anything good ever come of it?

Talking about political issues can get heated, and the Republican and Democratic debates are good examples of how differences of opinion can quickly lead to bickering, accusations, and put-downs—exactly the kind of communication you don’t want in your workplace. With primaries and caucuses drawing near, how do you make sure conversations about the candidates don’t turn into office throwdowns?

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