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Trump Honors Musk, Huang, and Tech Leaders as US Unveils $2.4B Science Push

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Silicon Valley’s top brass took home America’s ultimate scientific bling on Oct. 8.

President Donald Trump awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to six prominent technology leaders during the White House “Science: A New Golden Age Summit” at the US Institute of Peace.

The event highlighted new commitments to federal research, including a reported $2.4 billion in AI computing credits and scientific tools from technology companies, according to NBC News. Together, the announcements underscored the administration’s ambitions for American scientific leadership and the growing role of private industry in achieving them.

Trump conferred the National Medal of Science upon Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD...

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'You can suddenly float to the 30,000-foot level and understand how it’s all supposed to work together' — Original Mass Effect composer looks back on the 'rewarding' collaborative experience while working on the RPG

* Original Mass Effect composer Jack Wall says working on the game was a "rewarding" collaborative experience * Wall says he learned the "value" and "importance" of collaborating with other composers * He adds that working with other people can help "fulfill the mandate of having