Reuters - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will investigate apparent censorship of the Internet service provided for media covering the Beijing Olympics, press chief Kevan Gosper said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc's second-largest investor, Gordon Crawford of Capital Research and Management, may yank support for the company's top executives at Friday's annual meeting, the New York Post said citing sources close to the fund manager.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc director Robert Kotick's resignation will take effect after the company's annual meeting this week, where he will stand for reelection, to comply with a settlement with investor Carl Icahn.

AFP - A group of former Google engineers on Monday launched a rival Internet search engine, Cuil, saying it is an improved version of the world's most popular Web-scouring tool.

Reuters - The world's largest sportswear and shoe company Nike Inc pulled advertisements that some bloggers had dubbed anti-gay.

AP - Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive that industry leader Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system.

Reuters - The board of the major union for U.S. film and television actors has backed its negotiators' demands to cover Internet-related work, signaling that contract talks with Hollywood's studios may remain stalled for weeks.