Hundreds of Stanford students walked out of their 2026 commencement ceremony to protest Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s speech, with Students for Justice in Palestine organizing the action. Activists said the protest targeted Google’s reported involvement in government cloud and AI contracts and other alleged partnerships they argue could harm Palestinians. The protest followed critiques of Google’s Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud and AI contract between Google, Amazon, and the Israeli government that activists say supports military capabilities. The statement also accused Google of contracts tied to U.S. Homeland Security and immigration enforcement. Stanford University did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The walkout adds to a broader commencement-season pattern in which students question technology executive messaging, including AI-related framings, and increasingly connect institutional partnerships to campus climate and political values. The incident is likely to keep pressure on universities to explain how industry affiliations intersect with student expectations.