Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:13am on 09 Oct 2026,Friday International
US President Donald Trump honoured six technology leaders on October 8, 2026, with the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Recipients included Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell. The ceremony came hours after Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of misusing foreign-worker visa programmes and announced its suspension from a green-card sponsorship programme. Microsoft defended its practices, stating that most H-1B applications involved existing employees. The developments highlight tensions between technological innovation and stricter US immigration policies.
