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Germany's automotive sector is confronting a sharp downturn, with European car sales dropping from nearly 18 million units in 2019 to about 13 million in 2025. Rising competition from Chinese manufacturers, new 25 percent US tariffs on imports, and an aging workforce have combined to push Volkswagen Group toward considering shutting four of its domestic factories, a move once thought unimaginable.
Kojima Productions has publicly disputed reports suggesting the studio is struggling financially or facing project cuts. Founder Hideo Kojima acknowledged the broader industry turmoil of closures and cancellations but insisted his upcoming project, Physint, remained stable and unaffected until recent speculation caused concern.
Medical apparel retailer Scrubs & Beyond is shutting down every one of its more than 100 physical stores spread across 30 states. The company has given no public reason for the closures, and as of Wednesday its customer service phone line had been disconnected.
GameStop announced via social media that some previously shuttered stores will reopen starting September 11, though it hasn't disclosed how many locations are involved. A company spokesperson told IGN the confirmed count was 'at least one' as of that date, suggesting more announcements may follow. This follows a wave of roughly 470 store closures listed for January 2026 as part of GameStop's broader cost-cutting strategy.
O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar, the Nashville-founded casual dining chain owned by Cannae Holdings Inc., has closed a number of its locations across the roughly dozen states where it operated. Reports indicate the closures occurred abruptly, with little advance notice to employees or customers.
A number of Domino's Pizza restaurants operated by an Ohio-based franchisee have suddenly shut down. The closures appear tied to the franchise operator's financial difficulties rather than a corporate decision by Domino's itself.
A Denny's franchisee that operated multiple restaurants across Minnesota and Wisconsin abruptly closed all of its locations earlier this month. The closures were confirmed by Fast Company, though the exact number of affected stores and reasons for the shutdown were not fully detailed.
A new study examined whether phone tutoring could offset learning losses when schools close, finding that students who received such tutoring showed measurable gains in math performance compared to peers without access to it. The research points to remote, low-tech tutoring as a viable stopgap during disruptions to in-person schooling.
A study spanning randomized trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda found that 20-minute weekly tutoring calls to primary-school children produced substantial learning gains during COVID-19-related school closures. The approach paired widely available mobile phones with tutoring tailored to each child's current skill level, costing about $11 per child, and worked whether delivered by government teachers or NGO staff.
A study led by Oxford researcher Noam Angrist tested a low-cost intervention combining text-message nudges and a weekly 20-minute phone call from a teacher to support children's learning when schools shut down. The randomized trials, involving more than 16,000 households across India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda during COVID-19 closures, followed an earlier pilot in Botswana and were published in Nature.
A new Nature study by Angrist and colleagues examined how remote phone-based tutoring affected children's learning during periods when schools were shut, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research found strong evidence that this low-tech approach helped students keep learning despite the disruption, offering a rare data-backed solution to an otherwise poorly understood problem.
An Inside Higher Ed analysis found at least 16 nonprofit colleges shut down in 2025 due to falling enrollment and financial strain, following 28 degree-granting institutions that closed in the first nine months of 2024 alone, according to Hechinger Report data. Entrepreneur's coverage argues these closures are not isolated incidents but the culmination of years of compounding pressures — declining tuition revenue, rising costs, debt and accreditation issues.