Students Protest Google's Role in Israel's Cloud Computing Contract

Over 100 Stanford students walked out of the 2026 commencement as Sundar Pichai spoke, protesting Google's $1.2 billion Project Nimbus cloud contract with Israel. Organized by Stanford Students for Justice in Palestine, demonstrators chanted "Free Palestine," citing concerns over surveillance, AI use in Gaza, labor practices, and corporate complicity in alleged human rights violations.