Trump to Honour Tech Leaders with Top US Science and Technology Medals
· Technology · India Today, Hindustan Times
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to present the nation's highest science and technology honours at the White House. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and AMD CEO Lisa Su will receive the National Medal of Science. Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The ceremony coincides with a White House event focused on an administration plan to overhaul federal research funding. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman are also scheduled to speak at the gathering.
Why it matters
The recognition of major technology leaders coincides with a federal policy push to restructure how research funding is managed and distributed across US scientific institutions.
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