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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, was met with boos and a student walkout during his speech at Stanford University's graduation ceremony. The protest was against Google's artificial intelligence contracts with the U.S. government, including ties with Israel and ICE.

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  • Sundar Pichai faced boos and a walkout during his speech at a Stanford University graduation ceremony.Confirmed by multiple sources · Tecnoblog, TechCrunch
  • The protest was triggered by Google's contracts with the U.S. government, particularly related to defense and Israel.Confirmed by multiple sources · Tecnoblog, TechCrunch
  • Students specifically protested the use of AI in Google's defense contracts.Reported by a single source · TechCrunch
  • The protest involved university students walking out and abandoning the speech.Confirmed by multiple sources · Tecnoblog, TechCrunch

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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation — Gazetaro