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.

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]

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.

The T1 phone does not qualify as 'Made in America' under US Federal Trade Commission rules, which require virtually no foreign-made components—a standard unmet in the smartphone industry. Instead, only final assembly of around 10 components occurs in Miami, Florida, with production handled by a foreign manufacturer[1][4].

The redesigned T1 features a larger ~6.8-inch display (up from 6.25 inches) and an oval-shaped camera module instead of the original square layout, which some describe as less attractive. Pricing has increased: deposit holders pay $499 total as an introductory rate, but new customers may pay up to $999[1][4].

A bond market blowback refers to potential disruptions in credit markets caused by a surge in bond issuance from tech companies funding massive AI investments, leading to widened credit spreads, increased supply pressure, and bouts of market indigestion as investors question funding sustainability.

Tech hyperscalers are issuing bonds because AI requires enormous capital expenditures exceeding cash generation, with projections of $500 billion in capex in 2026 growing to $600 billion in 2027; bond markets may fund $200-250 billion of the needed $450 billion by 2028, including a record $108.7 billion issued in late 2025.