YouTube is expected to make a profit this year with revenue that has more than doubled each year for the last three years, The New York Times reported on Friday.
The Google-owned video-sharing site is expected to earn revenue of 450 million dollars this year, most likely because of the rise in advertising found on YouTube. Although Google doesn’t release figures for YouTube, which it bought for 1.65 billion dollars in 2006, senior executives have suggested recently that it is near profitability.
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Google celebrated Chrome’s second birthday by releasing an improved version of the Internet search giant’s Web browser on Thursday.
Looking back on Chrome’s second anniversary, “it’s amazing to see how much has changed in just a short time,” Brian Rakowski, Google’s product manager, said in a blog post.
Google simplified the Chrome interface and made its color scheme “easier on the eyes” while making it run faster. The online search company also improved safety features such as warnings about websites that may have malicious software, according to Rakowski.
A species of acacia tree in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephants by ants, according to new research from scientists at the Universities of Wyoming and Florida.
The researchers conducted a series of studies in Kenya, and found that the acacia trees in areas heavily trafficked by elephants simply get pummeled without protection from their tiny ant bodyguards.
MySpace, which recently made changes to its website to more closely resemble social networking rival Facebook, is now allowing its users to sync their posts to Facebook, as well.
The changes mean people on Facebook will be able to see their friends’ MySpace profiles and posts without leaving Facebook.
U.S. health officials are expected to determine whether genetically engineered fish are safe to eat in a decision that could deliver the first altered animal food to consumers’ dinner plates.
The fish in question is manipulated to grow twice as fast as traditional Atlantic salmon, something its creator Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. says could help boost the nation’s fish sector and reduce pressure on the environment.
On Friday, Intel lowered its projection for the third quarter of 2010, saying it expects lower demand for consumer PCs in mature markets.
The company said in a statement that it is now forecasting revenue for the quarter to be $11 billion. The company previously projected third-quarter revenue between $11.2 billion and $12 billion.