Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:58am on 15 Jun 2026,Monday International
Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced protests during Stanford University's graduation ceremony as more than 100 students walked out, waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans while he delivered the commencement address. The demonstration was organised by pro-Palestinian student groups opposing Google's involvement in Project Nimbus, a cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. Despite the disruption, Pichai continued his speech and urged graduates to "choose optimism" while avoiding any direct comment on the protest. After leaving the ceremony, many demonstrators attended a separate "People's Commencement" event organised by activists.
