Patience paid off for the venture capitalists who backed data-storage supplier 3Par Inc.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on a mission to promote walking, cycling and mass transit in an effort to build healthier communities.

Craig Henderson achieved 119.1 mpg in a car he designed in 1984.

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Viking 2, the second mission to Mars, lands on the planet and begins transmitting pictures and soil analyses.

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With long straights, fast turns and tight chicanes, it looks like an exciting track. Now they've just gotta build it.

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Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China division, business incubator Innovation Works is funding 12 startups amid strong demand for Web technology

Menlo Ventures and the other early venture investors in 3Par reaped a $560 million windfall amid the HP-Dell bidding war

Billionaire Venugopal Dhoot’s Videocon group may sell a controlling stake in its wireless unit to an overseas partner to help fund expansion of the business.

Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to buy 3Par Inc. for $2.35 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp.

Hewlett-Packard Co. may have paid more than it needed for 3Par Inc. because it outbid a Dell Inc. offer that 3Par already rejected, said two people close to the situation.

A phone-hacking scheme involving British royals and reporters working for one of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspapers went far beyond what was previously disclosed and prosecuted. The British Prime Minister's current media adviser is accused of having encouraged the hacking.

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