The US said the individuals and companies would be blocked from carrying out transactions involving the targeted firms.
Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration.
Nadella received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a White House-linked ceremony celebrating leading figures in US science and technology.
An international visa programme has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
An inscription naming the man who ordered Jesus' death has shed light on a detail in the Bible's account of Jesus Christ's crucifixion.
With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to rifle through the Theranos founder's desk.
Microsoft said most of its US workforce was American and that it was ready to provide the administration with further information.
Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.
BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes says the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season could bring dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rains to the Gulf Coast Friday.