The event marked Trump's first time presenting the nation's top science and technology medals in either of his presidential terms. Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and Sergey Brin received the National Medal of Science, while Michael Dell and Satya Nadella were awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Five of the six recipients were born outside the U.S., though Vice President JD Vance noted on the day of the event that Microsoft replaced 6,000 American workers with 6,300 H-1B visa holders.
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Nvidia Pledges $1B to Genesis Mission at White House Summit
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President Donald Trump received his late uncle's 1983 National Medal of Science during a ceremony in Washington that honored six technology executives. At the same "New Golden Age" summit, Nvidia pledged $1B to the Genesis Mission, accounting for 42% of a total $2.4B industry pledge to the project. Trump's uncle, Dr. John G. Trump, was a professor at MIT who had previously received the honor from President Ronald Reagan.
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