President Trump awards big tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
On Thursday, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize.
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3:33 PM PDT · October 8, 2026
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On Thursday, at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize. Dell Technologies’ Michael Dell and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella also received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to…
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