Musk shares 'congratulations message' to fellow recipients as US govt presents medals
President Trump awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to several prominent tech executives, including Elon Musk, Satya Nadella, and Jensen Huang. Musk publicly congratulated his fellow recipients following the ceremony at the White House.
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These awards recognize the influence of major tech leaders on the American economy and scientific progress.
US government awarded several tech executives with the country’s highest honours for scientific and technological achievements. President Donald Trump presented the National Medal of Science to Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, while the National Medal of Technology and Innovation was awarded to Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Elon Musk shared a congratulatory message to fellow recipients on X.“Congratulations to Sergey, Jensen, Lisa, Michael and Satya!,” Musk wrote, replying to a video of the award ceremony event shared by the Official White House Rapid Response team.White House presents science medalsThe medals were presented at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit.
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