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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.

Useful list of European alternatives to BigTech in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are plenty of alternatives as stated in the article.

Proton joins forces with Vivaldi browser to help you break free from Big Tech in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Do you have sources to back up your claims?

European chewing gum alternative? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A few UK options.

Nuud, Peppersmith, Chewsy

Mentos is Italian-Dutch.

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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)
It has been a few weeks since we started this, which European email provider have you switched to? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 11 points 2 weeks ago

I've had a proton account since 2016 but be er really used it much. I am now using it as my main account and have mothballed Gmail but will eventually delete Google altogether.

That's it. Done with Amazon. in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago

Closed my 18 year old account last week and I don't miss it at all. I will shop local or buy direct from the brand.

Anyone else remember these masterpieces? in c/casualuk@feddit.uk
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Watched these via NTL in the late 90s. Some of these were also shown when there used to be kids TV before and after school. Good times.

Also - Ed, Edd n Eddy.

Aussie is a an American brand (P&G) in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] borusa@feddit.uk 13 points 3 weeks 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

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

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