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UPDATED Oct 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM ET
Oct 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Trump awards four tech leaders National Medal of Science
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
President Donald Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin and AMD CEO Lisa Su the National Medal of Science on Thursday. The description identifies the medal as the nation’s top science prize.
WHO: President Donald Trump
WHAT: Awarded the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin and Lisa Su.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Reason not reported.
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