Connor Donevan

Understanding Jensen Huang's AI optimism and how it influences President Trump

Connor Donevan, Tinbete Ermyas, Juana Summers

The Nvidia CEO is a relentless AI optimist with the president's ear. Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine, tells NPR's Juana Summers how their relationship could shape the future of AI.

With AI, what's more important for the U.S. — winning or safety?

Mary Louise Kelly, Emily Feng, Jenna McLaughlin, Connor Donevan, Courtney Dorning

Everyone is talking about the spectre of AI catastrophe. Can the U.S. and China agree on guardrails to blunt the biggest risks when their leaders meet next week?

Noel Godin, who made powerful people nervous around cream pies, dies at 80

Connor Donevan, Jeffrey Pierre, Joel Rose

For more than 50 years, Noel Godin went after famous and powerful people with cream pies. His targets included politicians, philosophers, filmmakers and, famously, Bill Gates.

How Trump's wartime rhetoric differs from past presidents and why that matters

Connor Donevan, Scott Detrow, Mallory Yu

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with presidential historian Barbara Perry about how President Trump's wartime rhetoric fits into the history of the presidency.

A 24-karat gold Trump coin is approved for the U.S. Mint. Here's why that's unusual

Scott Detrow, Connor Donevan, Sami Yenigun, Patrick Jarenwattananon

The U.S. Mint is set to produce a gold coin featuring an image of President Trump. Caroline Turco, a curator at the Money Museum, says it's a sharp break with tradition that sends a message.

As the Iran war continues, what are the potential off-ramps for Trump?

Ailsa Chang, Connor Donevan, Tinbete Ermyas

The Trump administration says the Iran war will end when the president decides. Thomas Wright of the Brookings Institution argues that's easier said than done.

Who will succeed Khamenei?

Connor Donevan, Scott Detrow, Courtney Dorning

Iran's supreme leader is dead, but the regime endures. Iran scholar Mehrzad Boroujerdi walks through how the leadership succession could unfold.