A write-down is an accounting adjustment that reduces the value of assets on a company's balance sheet. Stellantis is taking this $26 billion charge because it overestimated how quickly consumers would adopt electric vehicles and invested heavily in EV factories, platforms, and technology that are now worth less than expected. The company's CEO explained that the charges "largely reflect the cost of over-estimating the pace of the energy transition that distanced us from many car buyers' real-world needs, means, and desires." This includes canceling or delaying electric vehicle projects like the Chrysler Airflow, the all-electric Ram 1500, and a planned $25,000 electric Jeep Renegade.

This is an industry-wide problem affecting multiple major global automakers. Stellantis' $26 billion charge is the largest in a wave of recent write-downs, bringing the total across the industry to $55 billion. Ford announced a $19.5 billion charge in December after canceling plans to build large EVs, General Motors announced a $6 billion write-down tied to reduced EV production in January, and Volkswagen recorded a $3.5 billion charge linked to its electric division in September. Industry experts anticipate at least $100 billion in total write-offs related to EV investments as automakers adjust to slower-than-anticipated consumer demand for electric vehicles.

An **anti-hero** is a central character who lacks conventional heroic qualities like idealism or perfect morality, often operating in a moral gray area, breaking rules for a greater good, and exhibiting complex traits blending heroism with villainy, as seen in figures like Walter White or Tyler Durden.

These quizzes draw inspiration from psychometric methodologies and psychological tools like the Rorschach inkblot test or Enneagram types to assess personality traits linked to anti-heroes, revealing hidden aspects such as responses to threats or moral ambiguity through scenario-based questions.

Pre-built home theaters often involve high costs, complex wiring, significant space requirements, and limited flexibility for upgrades, whereas soundbars provide comparable immersive audio with easier setup, lower maintenance, and future-proof technology at a fraction of the price.

Virtual surround sound uses advanced audio processing in a compact soundbar to simulate multi-speaker surround effects without physical rear speakers, offering convenience for smaller spaces but lacking the precise imaging, deep bass, and room-filling immersion of discrete speakers in traditional home theaters.

Outdoor LED strip lights require an IP65 or higher rating to ensure they are waterproof and protected against dust and water jets, suitable for exposure to weather elements.

Voltage drop occurs when LED strips are too long, causing dimmer lights at the end due to power loss over distance; prevent it by using shorter runs, higher voltage strips, amplifiers, or wiring multiple segments in parallel back to the power supply.

Takashi Miike is a prolific Japanese filmmaker renowned for hyperviolent horror classics such as 'Audition,' 'Ichi the Killer,' '13 Assassins,' and 'Blade of the Immortal,' blending extreme gore with stylistic flair in the Japanese horror tradition.[1]

The untitled slasher-horror film, working title 'Untitled Kyoto,' follows three best friends on a girls' trip in Kyoto that turns nightmarish when Charli XCX's character Katie becomes possessed by a violent, tortured spirit played by Kiko Mizuhara.[1][2]

Ubuntu on Dell XPS 15 models like 9560 and 9570 experiences slow performance due to issues with the NVIDIA GPU driver (nouveau), which lacks proper power management and causes high CPU temperatures up to 60°C, loud fans at 3500rpm, and thermal throttling. Switching to NVIDIA proprietary drivers or Intel-only mode helps, but NVIDIA mode still leads to excessive heat and noise.

Thermal throttling is when the CPU reduces its clock speed to prevent overheating, leading to lag and poor performance on Dell XPS 15 under Ubuntu. Users report BIOS misreporting temperatures up to 91°C, causing drops to 0.78 MHz; tools like ThrottleStop and disabling Turbo Boost mitigate this while keeping the system safe.

Wolves employ a highly coordinated, strategic approach called cursorial predation, where they chase down prey, inflict multiple wounds to wear it down through exhaustion, and then deliver the final kill. This style emphasizes synchronized hunting, flanking maneuvers, and precision—described as strategic like "chess on four legs." Lions, by contrast, rely more on ambush tactics and brute strength. Lionesses typically hunt at night using stealth to circle and surprise prey before pouncing, with less coordination than wolves but still highly effective when synchronized. While wolves are "marathon runners" that can travel 20-30 miles daily across vast territories, lions are more sedentary, preferring to hunt in known territories or let prey come to them. The fundamental difference is that wolves prioritize endurance and teamwork through complex strategy, whereas lions emphasize powerful surprise attacks and physical dominance.

Lions hunting as a pride achieve a success rate of approximately 30%, compared to just 17-19% for solitary lions—a substantial improvement through group cooperation. Wolves demonstrate even more dramatic gains from pack hunting, with pack hunts being up to five times more effective than hunting alone. These higher success rates are critical because hunting is energy-intensive; failed hunts leave predators depleted and vulnerable. By distributing effort and energy expenditure across multiple members, both species increase their chances of securing enough food to sustain the group. The data demonstrates that group hunting fundamentally transforms predatory success for both species, though wolves show a more pronounced advantage from their coordinated pack structure.

Low levels of the amino acid serine activate the integrated stress response (ISR) in hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), causing them to prioritize skin repair over hair growth, which accelerates wound healing.

Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) are self-renewing cells that normally regenerate hair follicles but switch to tissue regeneration for skin wound healing when stressed, such as by low serine levels.

Canada has reduced tariffs on Chinese EVs from 100% to 6.1% for an annual quota of 49,000 vehicles, effective immediately after the January 2026 agreement with China, with the quota set to increase yearly to around 70,000 by 2031. Vehicles must meet Canadian safety standards and certification processes before import.

Canada's policy stems from a January 2026 trade deal with China reducing canola tariffs from 84-85% to 15% in exchange for the EV quota, aiming to lower consumer prices and expand choices, while the US maintains a 100% tariff to protect domestic manufacturing.