AI researchers working at Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, OpenAI, and other development companies have published a warning that even though they’re building “reasoning” AI models, no one really knows how the systems reason.
Category: 16 September 2025
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PREPARED TO INCREASE SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
U.S. President Donald Trump is growing more frustrated with the lack of a peace deal in Ukraine and is prepared to escalate his sanctions war against Moscow as long as Europe stops buying Russian crude.
RUBIO PLAYS MAIN ROLE IN TRUMP’S AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO LATIN AMERICA
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. killed another three people he said were trafficking narcotics in international waters on Monday, as legal experts continue to discuss the first strike earlier this month on a speed boat also believed to be carrying drugs.
NATO RESPONDS TO ALLEGED RUSSIAN DRONE INCURSION WITH ‘EASTERN SENTRY’ OPERATION
Nothing gets NATO countries in Europe more excited than pretending that they’re gearing up for a fight with Russia.
RHEINMETALL HEAD WANTS MORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT IN ANTI-DRONE TECHNOLOGY
Armin Papperger, the CEO of German weapons giant Rheinmetall, said in an interview last week that European countries should rush to invest in anti-drone capabilities after Russia’s alleged airspace violation over Poland because a strong deterrence can be affordable and effective.
GAZA DEATH TOLL
Israel killed at least 64,964 Palestinians in Gaza, including 428 who have died from starvation. Over 165,312 have been injured since the start of the genocide.
RUBIO GIVES ISRAEL THE GREEN LIGHT TO RAZE GAZA CITY
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Monday and reportedly gave him the green light for a ground invasion of Gaza City, which is expected to result in a substantial number of new civilian casualties and an even worse humanitarian crisis inside the enclave.
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
As we detail in this and previous Trends Journals, investment into the private equity business and Merger and Acquisition activity have been in decline.
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMIC TROUBLES
Last month, several economic measures weakened again in China under the continuing lack of an active domestic economy.
SOTHEBY’S LOSES $248 MILLION IN 2024
In 2024, renowned art auction and appraisal house Sotheby’s more than doubled its 2023 pre-tax loss of $106 million to $248 million as inflation and the world’s uncertain economy continued to afflict the art market.









