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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…
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August 16, 2020
Sweetgreen value cut — Big 4 salaries revealed — Bon Appétit resignations Palantir

Sweetgreen value cut — Big 4 salaries revealed — Bon Appétit resignations

Hello everyone! Welcome to this weekly roundup of Business Insider stories from executive editor Matt Turner. Please subscribe to Business Insider here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Sunday.  Hi everyone!Matt is off today, so this is deputy executive editor Olivia Oran filling in.We rolled out an exciting project this…
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August 9, 2020