STEM students protest project Nimbus, pledge to not work at Google, Amazon: Report

More than a thousand students self-identifying as STEM students and young workers from over 120 universities signed a pledge to not work for Google or Amazon until the companies end their association with Project Nimbus. Students and workers who signed the pledge include undergraduates and graduate students from Stanford, UC Berkley, the University of San Francisco, and San Francisco State University, a report from Wired said. Google and Amazon are some of the top employers for graduates from top STEM school Students have also participated in anti-Project Nimbus rally outside Google’s San Francisco office with tech workers and activists. The pledge marks continued backlash from students against Google and Amazon for their association with the project and other work for the Israeli government.