IKEA buys $213 million Manhattan building for new store in US push
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IKEA buys $213 million Manhattan building for new store in US push

By Reuters Published October 1, 2025 Ingka Group, the biggest global IKEA retailer, has acquired a Manhattan property where it plans to open a new store as part of the furniture group’s expansion in the United States, it said on Wednesday. Reuters The 53,000 square feet property in New York City’s SoHo district will house...

Building of three new towns will start before election, Labour pledges
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Building of three new towns will start before election, Labour pledges

The construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has pledged. A taskforce has recommended 12 locations in England for development, with three areas – Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Leeds South Bank, and Crews Hill in north London – identified as the most promising sites. Housing Secretary Steve Reed is expected...

These YC founders pivoted 5 times before building a social app that nabbed 300K users and over $1M ARR in 6 months
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These YC founders pivoted 5 times before building a social app that nabbed 300K users and over $1M ARR in 6 months

A couple of months ago, the founders behind YC-backed social app Candle were in “pivot hell,” cycling through more than a dozen ideas after joining Y Combinator’s Fall 2024 batch, while the clock on their seed money ticked down. Alex Ruber, previously an engineer at Apple, and Parth Chopra, formerly an engineer at Asana and...