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Thames Water picks US private equity firm KKR as preferred buyer (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Thames Water has picked US private equity giant KKR as its "preferred partner" to buy the troubled water utility firm.

The planned investment by KKR would help it deal with its mountain of debt, and Thames is aiming for the transaction to be completed in the second half of this year.

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LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs | The free open-source Microsoft Office alternative is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week (www.computerworld.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27426660

Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week. That’s the highest download number since 2023.

“We estimate around 200 million [LibreOffice] users, but it’s important to note that we respect users’ privacy and don’t track them, so we can’t say for sure,” said Mike Saunders, an open-source advocate and a deputy to the board of directors at The Document Foundation.

LibreOffice users typically want a straightforward interface, Saunders said. “They don’t want subscriptions, and they don’t want AI being ‘helpful’ by poking its nose into their work — it reminds them of Clippy from the bad old days,” he said.

There are genuine use cases for generative AI tools, but many users prefer to opt-in to it and choose when and where to enable it. “We have zero plans to put AI into LibreOffice. But we understand the value of some AI tools and are encouraging developers to create … extensions that use AI in a responsible way,” Saunders said.

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Morrisons to close 52 cafes and 17 convenience stores (www.bbc.co.uk)
Jesus r[o]ul[ad]e. The true one in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 2 points 4 weeks ago

It looks like a What Three Words location.

Now Even Gmail Will Push AI-Powered Search on You in c/technology@lemmy.world
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Oxford City receives thousands of tickets meant for Oxford United (www.bbc.com)
Aussie is a an American brand (P&G) in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its a haircare brand. They only stock in the UK and USA I believe. I was going to purchase some to support Australia but then I looked into who owns it.. Its a bit misleading.

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Aussie is a an American brand (P&G) (feddit.uk)
 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/25584333

While its logo (along with a former advertisement mascot) is a kangaroo, and slogan is "Add some Roo to Your Do!", along with earlier advertisements having the voiceover of an Australian woman, the brand is not Australian owned, made, nor conducts research & development in Australia. The products are manufactured in Europe and the United States by Procter & Gamble, an American company. The brand and initial product was created by American businessperson Thomas Redmond in the late 1970s