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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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Despite poor financial results and a gloomy year-ahead forecast, Samsung can feel good about selling more phones than Apple.

Samsung has again sold more phones than Apple worldwide, this time in the final quarter of 2015.

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Facebook’s 50th hackathon focused on four areas, but with Mark Zuckerberg’s urging, AI took center stage.

Mark Zuckerberg, wearing his trademark grey shirt, stood on a small stage at the front of a large room, a set of six gold-colored helium balloons hovering in the air behind him.

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Amazon posted record profit during its Q4 earnings report on Thursday, but still fell short of Wall Street expectations.

Amazon posted a record quarterly profit in its fourth-quarter 2015 earnings on Thursday.

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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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The U.S. has added 9 million jobs since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2009, per the U.S. Department of Labor.

Ted Cruz’s assertion during the GOP debate on Thursday night that Obamacare is a “job killer” left some scratching their heads and begging for a fact-check.

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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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From the big screen to the runway to outer space, you’ll be inspired by these new inductees to the MCP 1000.

Fast Company is excited to announce the addition of 102 new members to the Most Creative People in Business 1000, an exclusive community of influencers in business from across the economy and around the globe.

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Now you really won’t need your wallet when you leave the house.

You could soon be able to withdraw cash from ATMs using Apple Pay, negating any need to carry a credit or debit card around with you, reports TechCrunch. According to its sources, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are both working to enable Apple’s digital wallet service to withdraw cash from ATMs by placing their iPhones near the cash machines and authenticating their withdrawal with the device’s Touch ID fingerprint reader.

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Cruz could have emerged as the sane alternative to Trump. Didn’t happen.

When Republican front-runner Donald Trump got in a tiff with Fox News and skipped the final GOP debate Thursday night, Ted Cruz finally got a chance to step out of Trump’s shadow and look presidential.

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