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Officials have revealed that reliance on blowout preventers to prevent oil leaks like the one growing in the Gulf of Mexico came under question at a Senate hearing in Washington Monday.

It has been reported that Thai protesters ignored official orders to clear Bangkok's business district Tuesday and the government declared the day a holiday to promote public safety.

There were reports of renewed clashes Monday between protesters and government forces. A U. N. official appealed to protesters and the government to begin talks to prevent further loss of life.

Google claims that its subsidiary unit YouTube, an Online video sharing site has surpassed the two billion mark in viewership.

It was further stated that YouTube has more than double the prime-time viewing figures has been reported for three of the major US television networks combined.

The co-founder of YouTube gave an exclusive statement that claimed: "I see this great growth opportunity in the online video market, and we are positioning ourselves to be a leader. I feel we have much further to go."

According to media reports, Vice President Joe Biden advised graduates of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice to stay optimistic and "make things better."

Change is under way in the United States and urged graduates to stay positive despite an array of problems that includes a deep recession and two wars, Biden, whose daughter Ashley Biden was among the 150 students graduating Monday from the school of social work and social policy, told the commencement audience.

It has been reported that the Bangkok Post, in an editorial Tuesday, condemned the anti-government protest in Thailand for the violence and disruption of life in Bangkok.

The Red Shirt protesters' demonstrations since March, demanding the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and new elections, showed no sign of ending Tuesday. Escalating clashes between them and Thai security forces have left dozens dead and injured.

Google is soon to partner with Intel and Sony to roll out a WebTV venture during Google's developer conference, I/O 2010 that starts from 19th to the 20th of May in San Francisco.

The reports finalised by The Financial Times names the new platform as "Smart TV". This will utilise Intel's Atom platform and work hand in glove with Google's Android OS instead of Microsoft's Windows CE or any other software platform.

This move has taken industry watchers by surprise as the company bypassed its usual ARM based processor and has moved ahead with Intel Atom platform.