Topline
President Donald Trump will present SpaceX chief Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other tech moguls with the National Medal of Science on Thursday, according to multiple reports, rewarding Musk and Huang as they have supported the president’s largely hands-off artificial intelligence agenda.
President Donald Trump speaks to Elon Musk in 2024.
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Key Facts
Trump will give the awards to Musk, Huang, Alphabet co-founder Sergey Brin and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. CEO Lisa Su, Fox News first reported.
Bloomberg confirmed Fox News’ reporting, adding Dell Technologies co-founder Michael Dell and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella will be awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
All are billionaires (or, in Musk’s case, a trillionaire), with Musk, Dell, Brin and Huang comprising four of the top seven world’s wealthiest people.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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