Stanford Commencement Faces Walkout Over Nimbus Deal as Sundar Pichai Speaks
TL;DR
More than 100 Stanford graduates walked out of the commencement as Google CEO Sundar Pichai spoke, with chants of “Free, free Palestine” signaling protest over Google’s involvement in Project Nimbus, a cloud contract with Israel. Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and No Tech for Apartheid, the demonstration highlighted concerns about how tech firms’ government partnerships could affect Palestinians. Pichai, a Stanford alumnus, continued his address focusing on optimism and adaptation amid the disruption, reflecting a broader wave of campus activism targeting Big Tech and AI issues.
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