Apple this week revealed a new iPad Air 2019, iPad Mini 5, AirPods 2 and updated iMacs, but Tim Cook and co are not done yet. Rumours abound that Apple is about to launch its own video streaming service that will take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon. Apple is teasing its March 25 event with the words “it’s show time”, likely in reference to this TV streaming service.

Destiny 2 players on PC will have to install the Blizzard launcher if they wish to play the game. Announced today during the Destiny 2 livestream, Activision-Blizzard will skip using Announced today during the Destiny 2 livestream, Activision-Blizzard will skip using Steam for the PC version, as it has opted to make use of its service formerly known as Battle.net instead. It makes sense when you think about it, even though Activision offers it PC games on Steam, it’s likely more convenient to use its own service – not to mention Destiny is all about the server-side progression.

Five times in the last week, President Trump has pointed his Twitter arrows at Amazon over what he insists is a bad deal for the United States Postal Service. Mr. Trump wrote on Tuesday that the agreement, which sets what Amazon pays the Postal Service for many orders, costs American taxpayers billions of dollars. “I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy,” he wrote.

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is floating the idea of a new form of compulsory national service in Germany for all young people and migrants. For over 50 years, all German men were obliged to spend a year in the army after leaving school. Those who could not, or would not, volunteered their time in community service instead.

A businessman – and Gadhafi associate – who was convicted in a 2007 prostitution ring bust reveals all the dirty secrets of how models (and even some Hollywood actresses) swarm the hotels and yacht parties during the fest: says one escort, it’s “the biggest payday of the year.” By Dana Kennedy. (May 17, 2013)