I visited Punch, the famous baby monkey, in Japan. Here's what TikTok doesn't show.

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Punch pulling his Ikea toy at Ichikawa City Zoo.
Reeno Hashimoto took a train to Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo to visit Punch, a macaque that's gone viral on TikTok.

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I'm an interior designer. Here are 6 things I'd buy at Ikea and 6 I'd probably skip.

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Selfie of the writer in front of Ikea
As an interior designer, I think Ikea has some great finds, but there are some things I wouldn't be likely to buy there.

Paynter Rhed

This Ikea plushie is swinging off the shelves because of Punch the sad viral TikTok monkey

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Punch and his Ikea toy
TikTok fell in love with Punch, a lonely baby monkey hugging an Ikea toy.

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Ikea aims to compete with eBay with launch of secondhand online marketplace

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10 May 2021, Brandenburg, Waltersdorf: The logo of the furnishing company IKEA in the district of Schönefeld in the district of Dahme-Spreewald.
Ikea has launched a marketplace for customers to buy pre-owned items in a new effort to compete with resale sites like eBay, Financial Times reported.

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Ikea Employees Are Getting New AI Drone Coworkers in the U.S.

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Ikea drone operating in a warehouse

The drones will do inventory while using artificial intelligence to avoid collisions.

I tried using Ikea's $99 interior-designer service. It was an incredible value with just one downside.

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Living room with large windows
I used Ikea's interior-design service to design my home.

Jordi Lippe-McGraw

Ikea was losing 60,000 employees a year. Here's how the retailer worked to fix its staff turnover problem.

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An Ikea storefront in China.
An Ikea store in China.

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IKEA will pay you real, honest-to-god money to work in its virtual Roblox store

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The entrance to IKEA in Roblox, with a blue couch, escalators, and signs.

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Samsung Overtakes Apple In Worldwide Phone Sales

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To no one’s shock, Samsung reclaims the top spot in global phone sales over Apple in this quarter.

Razer’s New Ultra-Glowy Mouse Pad Is Excessive in the Best Way

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Say what you want about gaming gear’s absolute obsession with RGB lighting on every desktop, keyboard, and laptop, but at least they’re consistent.

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