Trump gives top US science awards to Elon Musk and other tech executives
Summary
President Donald Trump awarded top US science and technology honors to leading tech executives, including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin. The ceremony highlighted strong ties between the Trump administration and major technology companies, amid recent visa suspensions for some firms accused of fraud.Key Facts
- President Trump gave the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk (SpaceX/Tesla), Sergey Brin (Google), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), and Lisa Su (AMD).
- Michael Dell (Dell Technologies) and Satya Nadella (Microsoft) received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
- Five of the six honorees were born outside the US, and four are among the 10 richest people in the world.
- The awards ceremony happened the same day the administration suspended Microsoft and others from the H-1B visa program, citing fraud allegations.
- Elon Musk was a major donor to Trump’s 2024 campaign and briefly served as a special adviser in the Trump administration.
- Dell and his wife pledged $6.25 billion to a government-backed investment account program for children born during Trump’s second term.
- Nvidia and AMD agreed to give the US government a 15 percent cut of AI chip sales to China.
- Several tech leaders have contributed financially to Trump’s inauguration and support his goal to make the US leader in artificial intelligence.
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