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Data-mining firm Palantir invested $25 million in Faraday Future shortly before the electric vehicle startup became a publicly traded company in July, according to a previously unreported Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) document filed late last week. In addition, Faraday Future signed a commercial contract to use Palantir’s software, according…

Peter Thiel’s AI company Palantir, whose clients have included the CIA and US immigration agency ICE, is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A new report claims a glitch in its secretive software program used by the FBI allowed unauthorized personnel to access private data for more…

UK-based independent political website, openDemocracy has revealed that Palantir Technologies made £22 million in profits last year after winning controversial deals with the NHS. Furthermore, since the start of 2020, Palantir has been awarded more than £46 million in public contracts by the UK government and the NHS. WHY IT…

While some companies such as Tesla are diversifying into bitcoin, data analytics software company Palantir is betting on gold. Palantir bought $50 million in gold bars in August, the company disclosed in its latest earnings statement. The move reflects a growing company stashing cash in an unconventional asset in response…

For an AI biz associated with the CIA and the much-criticised US immigration agency ICE, whose founder helped finance impeached ex-president and alleged insurrectionist Donald Trump, it might be fair to assume Palantir would endevour to avoid giving the wrong impression. For example, publicising a project under the title "Global…

The New York City Police Department has spent over $159 million on surveillance systems and maintenance since 2007 without public oversight, according to newly released documents. The Legal Aid Society (LAS) and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) obtained the documents from the NYPD, which include contracts with vendors. They…

Ragavan will join the blockchain analytics firm Elementus to lead the company’s strategic direction Chitra Ragavan Former NPR national correspondent Chitra Ragavan will join the blockchain analytics firm Elementus to lead the company’s strategic direction, TheWrap has learned. In her previous capacity as a nationally-recognized reporter, Ragavan covered American law enforcement and…

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It’s never been easier for governments covertly to access and monitor the phones of activists, journalists, dissidents, politicians, and, well, anyone they want. “Zero-click” tools, easily purchased from private corporate developers, allow authorities to hack victims’ phones in surreptitious ways, even if the target doesn’t click a link. This technology…

Researchers at NHS England are being denied access to datasets on the Palantir platform which supports the COVID-19 data store, with no reason given, despite requests for greater transparency on the system. According to documents seen by The Register, some staff at the non-departmental body of the Department for Health…