Stanford Commencement Faces Walkout Over Nimbus Deal as Sundar Pichai Speaks
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.