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Why Europe is getting nervous about Palantir, the data firm named after ‘The Lord of the Rings’ seeing-stones Palantir

Why Europe is getting nervous about Palantir, the data firm named after ‘The Lord of the Rings’ seeing-stones

Europe’s unease with Palantir has grown as the US data-mining firm’s intelligence roots and political ties come under renewed scrutiny. — Reuters pic Earn a fixed rate of up to 4.2%* p.a. for 210 days with Versa Save! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code…
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June 19, 2026
A Colombian AI startup wants to assist half of Latin America’s doctors. Andreessen Horowitz just backed it. Palantir

A Colombian AI startup wants to assist half of Latin America’s doctors. Andreessen Horowitz just backed it.

TL;DR Telepatia raised $33M from a16z to reach half of Latin America’s 1.9M doctors by 2027. It already serves 14M patients across five countries. Telepatia, an AI clinical assistant built for Latin American healthcare, has raised $33 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company wants to…
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June 18, 2026
NHS patients can’t opt out of Palantir’s data platform – but their hospital can Palantir

NHS patients can’t opt out of Palantir’s data platform – but their hospital can

databases Minister says trusts can go it alone on procurement as Parliament mulls February 2027 FDP contract renewal Patients in England cannot stop their data being processed by the Palantir-built NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP), but individual NHS trusts can choose not to use it, health minister Preet Kaur Gill has…
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June 13, 2026
Met Police boss threatens to cut 700 frontline jobs after Palantir deal blocked Palantir

Met Police boss threatens to cut 700 frontline jobs after Palantir deal blocked

AI and ml Commissioner Mark Rowley says automation savings are now 'at risk' London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is planning to cut around 700 extra frontline posts after being blocked from awarding a software contract to US supplier Palantir, Commissioner Mark Rowley said. On May 20, the capital's deputy mayor…
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June 12, 2026