Politics
Trump awards top science medals to Musk, Brin, Huang and other tech executives
October 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
4 reports · 1 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 2 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
من القطيعة إلى التكريم.. ترمب يعيد ماسك إلى دائرة المقربين
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TETechCrunch
President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
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TGThe Guardian
Trump hosts awards party for tech billionaires, almost as if he doesn’t care about ordinary Americans
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AJAl Jazeera English
Trump gives top US science awards to Elon Musk and other tech executives
(opens the publisher’s site)Trump has awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to six tech executives at a ceremony in Washington on Thursday.
- Trump presented the science medal to Musk, Brin, Huang and Lisa Su, and the technology medal to Dell and Nadella.
- Trump said the honorees had "helped pioneer an incredible future for America," adding that because of them "we will always be on top."
- The ceremony came hours after officials suspended Microsoft and other tech firms from the H-1B visa program over alleged fraud.
- Five of the six recipients were born outside the US, and the event marked Musk's return to Trump's inner circle after their 2025 falling-out.