(Reuters) – Facebook Inc crushed quarterly profit and revenue estimates on Wednesday as the social media giant’s push into video ads helped bolster its fast-growing mobile ad business.The company’s shares were up 1.4 percent at $168 after the bell. Through Wednesday’s close, the stock had climbed nearly 44 percent this year.Facebook said about 2.01 billion people were using its service monthly as of June 30, up 17 percent from a year earlier.The social media giant said in June it had surpassed the 2-billion user mark.Mobile ad revenue accounted for 87 percent of the company’s total advertising revenue of $9.16 billion in the latest quarter, up from 84 percent a year earlier.

Technology executives, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pochai took to social media to voice their displeasure over President Donald Trump’s latest stance on transgendered people in the military. “I am grateful to the transgender members of the military for their service,” Google CEO Sundar Pochai said. Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “We are indebted to all who serve. Discrimination against anyone holds everyone back.” Brad Smith, Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer said, “We honor and respect all who serve, including the transgender members of our military.” Salesforce said it “believes in equality for all. We support and thank all U.S. service members, including transgender Americans.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “Everyone should be able to serve their country — no matter who they are.” Veteran entrepreneur Max Levchin urged support for transgender people across party lines. “Trans kids, soldiers etc need our support today and to know they are valued & respected regardless of politics. Let us not be divided.” Uber told news outlet Axios, “We owe the deepest debt of gratitude to all those who volunteer to serve in the US Armed Forces and defend our values. These patriotic Americans deserve to be honored and respected, not turned away because of who they are.” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said, “Discrimination in any form is wrong for all of us.”

Global app downloads reached nearly 25 billion downloads across iOS and Google Play in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017, according to App Annie. Downloads are growing at a rate of 15% year-over-year, the analytics services and market intelligence company adds.Global smartphone and tablet owners continued to spend roughly twice as much money on iOS as they did on Google Play. However, both app stores saw significant growth in consumer spend year over year with iOS and Google Play growing 35% and 30%, respectively.

The latest Chrome iteration, version 60, delivers an experience similar to Apple’s own Safari, previously one the only major web browser to feature Touch Bar assets. With Chrome, users have fingertip access to page back and forward, refresh, favorites and add new tab controls. Tapping a large central text box sporting the Google logo allows for quick input of search terms and web addresses. Chrome’s Touch Bar assets basically mirror the app’s onscreen search bar, save for a dedicated home button and access to extensions. Google initially previewed Touch Bar integration in February with the release of Chrome Canary version 58.0.3020.0.