India, June 15 -- Stanford students staged a walkout at the university's commencement ceremony moments after Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage. Pichai opened the university's 2026 commencement address, but faced a silent demonstration from students protesting Google's contract with the Israeli government.

Pichai did not mention AI in his keynote address - other tech leaders have drawn boos for mentioning the topic in their speeches. However, the Alphabet and Google CEO still faced protests from a section of the student body over Google's involvement in Project Nimbus.

According to a New York Post report, more than 100 students left their seats at Stanford Stadium while chanting, "Free, free Palestine."

The protest centred on Proj...