Reuters - The chief executive of Internet calling company Skype reiterated Monday that his unit enjoyed the full support of parent firm eBay and expressed optimism about the company's potential.

AP - Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds.

AFP - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani on Saturday threatened legal action against his brother if he tries to block a big telecom merger deal, a source said, as the battle in India's richest family heated up.

AFP - South African telecom giant MTN said Saturday it was still pursuing merger talks with Reliance Communications amid a family feud over who has the first right to buy the Indian cellular operator.

Reuters - Motorola Inc , the No. 3 mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would roughly halve the size of its research labs to about 300 people as it plans to halt some projects and move at least 180 people to other units.

Reuters - Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has accepted a year-long position as a theater professor at Oxford University, the institution said in a posting on its Web site on Friday.