‘EU needs to sort itself out first!’ Not all on-board Juncker’s grand vision of closer integration

The European Commission President has painted an ambitious image of a federalist Europe during his state of the union address, urging the EU to “catch the wind in its sails.” But outside Brussels, Jean-Claude Juncker’s plans will face uncompromising opponents as well as hidden reservations among stated allies. Among the key proposals put forward by […]

Amex sells off prepaid business – sort of (AXP)

BII This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Payments Briefing” subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. American Express is selling its prepaid card technology to prepaid card firm InComm Holdings for an undisclosed amount in a deal that’s expected to close in early 2018, according to Bloomberg. The deal, which covers Amex’s Serve […]

What sort of hat did Mark Williams wore in Father Brown? – The Saturday Briefing

Asked by Tony Holmes, Cardiff IT’S called a cappello romano (Roman cap) or saturno (because its rim is like the rings of Saturn) – I’ve seen it referred to as a “soup bowl hat” but I suspect that’s a modern nickname. I HAVE often seen Aphra Behn (1640-1689) cited as the first female playwright. However, […]

Tina Fey to Play a “Sort of Sheryl Samberg on Steroids” on ‘Great News’

As Indiewire reports, Great News creator Tracey Wigfield spoke at the Television Critics Association yesterday, and detailed Tina Fey’s upcoming 7-episode guest starring arc on the series. (Fey’s presence on the show — beyond serving as an executive producer — was first announced in May.) Fey, Wigfield describes, will be playing Diana St. Tropez, a […]

Game of Thrones: Will Tudor (Sort of) Apologizes for Dooming Loras Tyrell

More than a year after Loras Tyrell was burned alive in the Great Sept, TVLine is finally interrogating the man responsible for putting him in the line of (wild)fire. Before recurring on Freeform’s Shadowhunters, Will Tudor was busy stirring up trouble of a different sort on Game of Thrones. His character, a prostitute/spy named Olyvar, […]

Nemanja Matic desperate for Man Utd move: Chelsea told to sort future within 48 hours

The Blues ace is set to leave Stamford Bridge following the arrival of Tiemoue Bakayoko. Chelsea have been waiting to land Antonio Conte’s top midfield target before letting Matic move on. And a reunion with Jose Mourinho has been in the pipeline. Chelsea want £40million for the experienced Serbia international, but Juventus are also in […]

The augmented reality racing helmet is finally here (sort of) thanks to Acura

Acura On Monday, Acura announced it’s sort of making one of my dreams come true. As a way to launch the new 2018 TLX A-Spec, it’s debuting an augmented reality helmet. Four “technology influencers”—Zachary Levi, Sam Gorski, Dom Esposito, and Maude Garrett (no, I’ve never heard of them either)—are going to compete against each other in […]

Cristiano Ronaldo won't join Man Utd: Real Madrid will sort the situation – Craig Burley

That is the opinion of pundit and former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley, who says Ronaldo needs a “massage of the back” from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. The Portuguese superstar last Friday told his club he wants to leave in this transfer window after getting embroiled in a tax-avoidance situation. Ronaldo was accused by Spanish […]