Palantir

The secretive data analytics firm Palantir is preparing to file an S-1 ahead of a potential September IPO, Business Insider has learned.The company is working with banks to prepare a tender offer to clean up its cap table, according to Bloomberg. Earlier this week, Palantir lowered the strike price for employees…

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(Reuters) - Data mining firm Palantir Technologies Inc is aiming to file confidentially with U.S. regulators to go public in the coming weeks, emboldened by the strong performance of other initial public offerings (IPOs), people familiar with the matter said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. software company Palantir Technologies…

Mr. Cholak has deployed over $90M in early stage capital across 15+ companies, with multiple successful exits.  Mr. Cholak has held numerous board roles with his portfolio companies and has served as a speaker at numerous industry engagements and as a startup mentor at various accelerator programs.  Mr. Cholak started…

In a letter to Congress Monday, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition technology, and that the company would oppose its use—or the use of any technology—for “mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which…

In such a confused financial environment, investors are hard-pressed to find a market strategy that will bring positive results. The old saws may not be reliable. One way out of the quandary is to follow the insiders.These corporate officers have a vested interest in their own companies – they are…

Contracts released by the UK government have revealed that personal health information about millions of NHS patients was provided to private tech firms involved in the COVID-19 datastore project. The project announced in March intended to collate data from health and social care organisations in order to “provide a single…

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Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! Under Pressure, UK Government Releases NHS COVID Data Deals With Big Tech (opendemocracy.net) Posted by msmash on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:33PM from the how-about-that dept. From a report: Hours before facing court proceedings from…

The Research Innovations Inc. (RII) team will deploy its flexible data analytics framework SIFTTM to support the Criminal Division's urgent and complex investigative needs, replacing Palantir as the incumbent solution provider.ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Innovations, Inc., a technology solutions company with expertise in big data analytics and…