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Read the letter Palantir’s CEO wrote attacking Silicon Valley companies as unpatriotic ‘engineering elites’ and allying itself with the Trump administration Palantir

Read the letter Palantir’s CEO wrote attacking Silicon Valley companies as unpatriotic ‘engineering elites’ and allying itself with the Trump administration

In its filing for a direct listing made public on Tuesday, secretive data-crunching firm Palantir is distancing itself from Silicon Valley — and pitching itself as a staunch ally to the US military and intelligence agencies.Palantir, which has several high-profile contracts with agencies like the Pentagon and ICE, claimed in…
bubmag
August 26, 2020
Secretive surveillance company Palantir says activists’ criticisms could hurt its business — but so could addressing their concerns Palantir

Secretive surveillance company Palantir says activists’ criticisms could hurt its business — but so could addressing their concerns

Palantir revealed its stock-listing documents Tuesday, offering one of the first in-depth looks at the secretive data company's financials.In the documents, Palantir acknowledged that criticisms from "political and social activists" as well as "unfavorable coverage in the media" could pose risks to its business.Palantir has long been scrutinized for its…
bubmag
August 26, 2020
Palantir and Amazon pick Denver Palantir

Palantir and Amazon pick Denver

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August 20, 2020
Secretive data company Palantir is reportedly going public in September. Here’s how the firm’s name was inspired by the indestructible seeing stones in ‘Lord of the Rings.’ Palantir

Secretive data company Palantir is reportedly going public in September. Here’s how the firm’s name was inspired by the indestructible seeing stones in ‘Lord of the Rings.’

Palantir, the data-mining company co-founded by Peter Thiel, was named after a mystical, all-powerful seeing stone in "Lord of the Rings."One of the story's villains, the wizard Saruman, uses a "palantir" to surveil his enemies.The stone's power and limitless knowledge corrupt Saruman and allow him to be manipulated, leading to…
bubmag
August 16, 2020