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  "id": 13002922,
  "title": "Nadella honoured while Microsoft under scrutiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/nadella-honoured-while-microsoft-under-scrutiny",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T01:47:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/trump-honours-microsofts-ceo-after-vance-drops-h-1b-visa-hammer-on-company/articleshow/134804002.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump honored Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Thursday, but the same day saw the company facing scrutiny over its hiring practices. Vice President Mike Pence announced that Microsoft had been suspended from a program that helps companies apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas. The move came under Pence's purview as head of a fraud task force, but it highlighted the tension between US tech companies driving economic growth and the administration's efforts to reduce immigration, which it claims has come at the expense of American workers. The crackdown on Microsoft revealed the company's alleged abuse of the visa system, with Vice President Pence accusing the tech giant of firing American workers while replacing them with foreign labor. Microsoft, which has 223,000 employees worldwide, has not commented on the allegations. The president praised Nadella for his role in transforming Microsoft and empowering businesses, students, and consumers worldwide with advanced software. However, the White House also noted that several other tech leaders, including Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su, were among the honorees, all of whom are immigrants.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}