AFP - A French court rejected an appeal Tuesday by France Telecom’s operator Orange against a provisional ban from linking its Orange Sport service to “triple play” subscriptions for television, telephone and Internet.

Reuters - China Tuesday rejected a report suggesting it may be involved in using computer networks to spy on exiled Tibetans and foreign governments, accusing its authors of being possessed by “the ghost of the Cold War.”

AP - Fox News has started a Huffington Post-style Web site in an attempt to increase the network’s online reach.

PC World - Google’s search rankings are being stuffed with links to fake security software that purports to remove Conficker, a widespread worm that’s currently the Internet’s number one security threat, but doesn’t.

AP - As wireless carriers begin to subsidize computers that come with wireless Internet access, they’re faced with a quandary: What do they do if the buyer stops paying his bills?

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is to exit its Encarta encyclopedia business later this year after losing ground over the years to freely available reference material on the Internet on web sites like Wikipedia.

Reuters - Already under pressure to create jobs and growth while clinging to absolute power, China’s Communist Party faces a growing headache from Internet users keen to expose its members’ sometimes questionable habits.

Reuters - Stressed out by the economy? The U.S. government is offering an online emotional rescue kit.

PC World - Web 2.0 Expo kicks off Tuesday with the motto “the power of less,” hoping that thousands of developers, entrepreneurs, managers and investors in attendance will see Internet technology opportunities within current budget and resource constraints.

AP - More people have been arrested in recent years for sexually soliciting youths online, but the sharp increase comes from better enforcement, and the Internet remains a relatively safe social environment, researchers said in a new study.