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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…

Forbes and Fortune lists the wealth of the world’s billionaires but they can mainly track the ownership in public companies or widely publicized holdings in disclosure documents. Peter Thiel, co-founder of Paypal and founder of Palantir, was able to turn $2000 in a Roth IRA into $5 billion. Thiel purchased…

Software & analytics company Palantir has announced that they will be accepting Bitcoin as a payment method. Palantir will also consider purchasing Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to store on their balance sheet. Thiel Bets Big on Bitcoin Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Palantir (and, notably, PayPal), has been a long-standing…

Comment Most people are aware of some things and not aware of other things. But UK health secretary Matt Hancock isn't sure if he's aware of something or not. The "something" in question is whether there are links between Palantir, the controversial military-linked US analytics company, and Cambridge Analytica, the…

Tree-planting startup Terraformation has just raised $30 million in funding.  Founded last year by ex-Reddit CEO Yishan Wong, the company wants to reforest the planet. US investor Apollo Projects led the round, which also included angels from Palantir and Stripe. See more stories on Insider's business page. The fight against…

Gold Store of Value Palantir says Bitcoin Is ‘Definitely on the Table’ to be Put on the Balance Sheet AnTyMay 11, 2021The company, co-founded by Peter Thiel, Joe Lonsdale, and CEO Alex Karp that makes software and analytics tools for large corporations and the defense industry, announced that it accepts…

Software and analytics maker Palantir today reported 49% revenue growth for its first quarter of 2021. Co-Founded by Peter Thiel, Palantir has built its business on lucrative government deals for their data analytics software. The company revealed that its government revenue hit $208 million for the period. However, they also…

Palantir Technologies, the Peter Thiel-backed, American software company specializing in big data analytics, announced Tuesday that company plans to accept bitcoin for services. Further, like a variety of corporate entities that are accepting and holding bitcoin, Palantir is considering keeping the asset on its balance sheet. Palantir Enters the Crypto…

Peter Thiel’s data analytics firm Palantir Technologies is accepting bitcoin payments and may soon hold BTC on its balance sheet. Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies announced during a recent earnings call that it accepts bitcoin as a form of payment from customers and is considering holding BTC on its balance…

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