TRUMP TO HONOUR MUSK, TOP TECH LEADERS WITH US SCIENCE AWARDS
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US President Donald Trump is set to honour close ally Elon Musk and several prominent technology executives with the country’s highest scientific awards at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House has announced.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chief executive Lisa Su are also among the recipients of the National Medal of Science, which will be presented during the “Science: A New Golden Age” summit.
Meanwhile, computer entrepreneur Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honour in the field.
“The Trump Administration is grateful for the contributions of these incredible leaders in science and technology. These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said in a statement to AFP on Wednesday.
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TRUMP TO HONOUR MUSK, TOP TECH LEADERS WITH US SCIENCE AWARDS
Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has recently regained Trump’s favour following a highly publicised fallout last year over his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency, a cost-cutting initiative.
Musk was also the largest individual donor to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Musk and Huang attended Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping last month, while several other technology executives joined the president at the White House last week for discussions on artificial intelligence.
During the meeting, technology leaders pledged to pursue self-regulation to address potential risks associated with AI.
Trump has repeatedly dismissed warnings that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity, instead describing the technology as essential to what he calls America’s “Golden Age” under his second administration.
The awards come as Trump’s Republican Party faces the possibility of losing control of Congress in next month’s midterm elections, with voter concerns reportedly centred on the war in Iran and rising living costs.
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