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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

TechCrunch • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.

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AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.

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AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.

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