IKEA

Ikea will shutter three of its small-format plan and order stores, retail trade press reports. The format was part of the retailer's push into smaller urban locations offering planning services and order pickup rather than full warehouse showrooms. The move suggests Ikea is reassessing which of its experimental smaller formats can compete with its big-box stores and growing online business.

Chinese threat intelligence firm ThreatBook has acquired CyberStrikeAI, a security testing platform. The deal signals ThreatBook's move to expand beyond threat intelligence into automated offensive security testing, adding breach-and-attack simulation capabilities to its enterprise offerings. Industry watchers see it as part of a broader consolidation trend in the cybersecurity market, where intelligence providers are bundling testing tools to offer end-to-end security validation.

The Swedish word 'lustigt', meaning funny or amusing, is circulating widely in Sweden with no clear news event attached to it. It is most often used as a one-word reaction to something absurd or ironic, and it is also the name of a well-known IKEA mirror, which adds to its familiarity as a catch-all remark.

IKEA and Microsoft's Xbox brand are teaming up to launch a new gaming collection, blending furniture and accessories designed for gamers. Details on pricing, product line-up and release dates remain limited, but the partnership signals both companies' push into the growing gaming lifestyle market. Coverage so far has focused on what the collaboration might include and when it will roll out.