Jake Cole

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration describes drug development as a process that moves from discovery and laboratory research through preclinical testing, human clinical trials, regulatory review, and post-market monitoring. That reality may create a difficult tension for biotechnology. The scientific process often requires experimentation, iteration, and learning from failure. However, the financial system supporting early-stage companies may demand visible return on investment within a relatively short time.

U.S. school systems face funding and workforce pressures as leaders focus on building internal capacity for lasting improvement.

Behind every property, there are often countless decisions, documents, and conversations that AI is beginning to influence. A recent report from Deloitte indicates that AI is moving into real estate workflows. The debate often begins with jobs. A more practical starting point may be the work itself. Which tasks can technology support, and which responsibilities still require human judgment? For property managers, that distinction may matter because a building is a financial asset and a place shaped by owners, tenants, vendors, visitors, and communities.

These films are exemplars of the genre known as the cinéma du look.

Political campaigns appear to be becoming increasingly data-driven, with voter and campaign information playing a growing role in decisions about who to reach, what messages to use, and where to allocate limited resources. Research published in 2024 examining data-driven campaigning found that campaigns increasingly use data analytics to identify audiences, tailor communications and test campaign interventions. A separate global study analyzed 2.5 million political advertisements from 54,000 advertisers across 95 countries, finding that targeted advertising is now used extensively across different political systems and ideological groups. For campaigns, however, the value of data may not simply be in having more information. Its real value may lie in being able to turn voter feedback into actionable insight, identifying which audiences are responding, which messages are gaining traction, and where resources may be better deployed, while there is still time to adjust the campaign.

Managing family wealth appears to be becoming an organizational question, not merely an investment decision. The Parliamentary Budget Officer projected that 176,800 Canadian families belonged to the wealthiest 1% by late 2024, with net wealth of at least $7.5 million each. As assets grow and generations multiply, families may need to decide who coordinates the decisions surrounding that wealth.

Japanese genre maven Sabu heads to Taipei for his latest film , “ Arrested Memory ,” in which a celebrated undercover detective, Lee (Ethan Juan), is

Ray’s barbed but nonjudgmental drama comes to Criterion with a sparkling transfer.

School district budget pressures and declining enrollment appear to be prompting difficult decisions about staffing, services, and school operations. According to RAND’s report, 54% of district leaders identified budget shortages as a top-three concern in 2026, while 36% cited declining enrollment. As districts consider personnel reductions and, in some cases, school consolidations, those decisions may also affect something less visible on a budget sheet: the institutional knowledge built through years of experience.

Grisebach’s film moves with the bow-legged gait of a lifelong horse rider.