Politics · October 8, 2026
Trump awards Musk and other tech titans National Medals of Science
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President Donald Trump hosted the 'Science: A New Golden Age Summit' at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where he awarded National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation to several prominent technology leaders. The event highlighted the administration's focus on artificial intelligence, nuclear energy, and metascience, while coinciding with administration policy shifts regarding foreign worker visas. The summit also served as a platform for announcing new federal partnerships and funding initiatives involving private sector AI computing credits and nuclear technology in space exploration.
President Donald Trump hosted the 'Science: A New Golden Age Summit' at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where he awarded National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation to several prominent technology leaders. The event highlighted the administration's focus on artificial intelligence, nuclear energy, and metascience, while coinciding with administration policy shifts regarding foreign worker visas. The summit also served as a platform for announcing new federal partnerships and funding initiatives involving private sector AI computing credits and nuclear technology in space exploration.