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Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state

In today’s newsletter: Its software is used from health services to militaries. But controversies and criticism of the $375bn company are leading some to ask if Palantir is too powerful

The Guardian - UK

Palantir's 'unlimited access' to patient data — we examine the US tech giant's controversial £330 million contract with the NHS

While the NHS has just granted Palantir "unlimited access" to patient data, the relationship between the UK public health sector and the controversial American firm dates back to 2020. Here's how we get here, and what's at stake.

TechRadar

Met Palantir row goes to heart of how public services should use AI

UK’s largest police force says Palantir is only company that can supply what it needs. But is it worth the controversy that comes with it?

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Trump's Palantir Investment Puts Spotlight on Firm's Expanding Immigration Enforcement Contracts

Palantir's growing relationship with the Trump administration reportedly includes access to information tied to millions of individuals meant to significantly accelerate ICE investigations

Latin Times

Palantir PLTR Stock Hits Fresh Highs as AI Government Contracts Drive Momentum

Palantir Technologies' shares rose, pushing its market cap over $300 billion, driven by AI contracts with government and commercial clients, solidifying its position in the AI sector.

Latin Times

Ukraine Will Leverage Palantir’s AI Capabilities In Its War With Russia. This Helps Prove PLTR Stock Will Never Be Irrelevant.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp recently met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to assist Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Barchart

ICE Agents Now Have Access to Data on 20 Million People Through Palantir System: Report

An ICE official recently said that the technology allows for investigative work that previously took hours to be completed in 10 to 15 minutes

Latin Times

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Palantir Drops After a Blowout Q1—What Investors Should Know

Palantir stock falls after a blowout Q1 earnings report as valuation concerns, analyst targets, and growth outlook drive investor debate

MarketBeat

Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes

Earlier this month, multibillion-dollar US tech company Palantir posted on X a summary of its chief executive Alex Karp’s recent book, the portentously titled The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West.

The Conversation

Elon Musk thinks college is ‘basically for fun’—but his former Tesla HR chief tells Gen Z their liberal arts degree is more valuable than ever

As tech founders like Elon Musk push back on the value of a degree, former Tesla exec Valerie Capers Workman says they’re dead wrong.

Fortune

'Ramblings of a supervillain': Palantir 'manifesto' claims AI weapons and cultural inferiority

AI weapons, national service, and 'inferior cultures': Palantir's controversial manifesto explained.

Euronews

Palantir published a mini manifesto calling some cultures ‘harmful’ and ‘middling’ and said Silicon Valley has ‘a moral debt’ to the U.S.

The manifesto was based on a book coauthored by CEO Alex Karp.

Fortune

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears

Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

The Guardian - UK

Palantir's 22-Point Manifesto Backs Mandatory US Military Draft, Says Conscription 'Should Be Universal Duty'

Palantir's manifesto advocates for compulsory national service and AI-driven warfare, sparking debate on military models and the role of private contractors in defense policy.

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Palantir wants to bring back the draft just as the Selective Service preps for automatic registration

“We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost.”

The Mary Sue

Palantir’s Disturbing Manifesto Raises Concerns on Privacy and Big Tech Surveillance

Palantir’s CEO and co-founder Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska released a book, ‘The Technological Republic.’ The company’s social media account listed a 22-bullet-point summary manifesto. Their core arguments in support of techno-authoritarianism are concerning, as Palantir is a US military contractor. The manifesto is circulating online, with social media users…

The Independent UK

Surveillance tech giant Palantir posts manifesto on X dealing with national service, post-World War II attitudes and diversity

AI-driven software company outlines its idiosnycratic beliefs, arguing for greater social tolerance and understanding while looking ahead to future warfare as a grim inevitabilty

Fortune

Palantir CEO says working at his $316 billion software company is better than a degree from Harvard or Yale: ‘No one cares about the other stuff’

Sorry, Apple, Google, and OpenAI, Palantir’s billionaire boss, Alex Karp, says a job at his AI firm is the “best credential in tech.”

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The Guardian - US

Secretive Bilderberg group just met – but who knows what global elite said?

This year’s conference had plenty of newsworthy aspects, but it’s a mystery why the press fails to talk about it

Fortune

Palantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy’ humanities jobs, but there will be ‘more than enough jobs’ for people with vocational training

Alex Karp said he struggled to market his humanities skills to get his first job.

Barchart

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Has a Stark Message Amid the AI Takeover: Only Trade Workers and ‘Neurodivergent’ Individuals Will Thrive

The billionaire CEO says that value is shifting and claims the AI revolution will simply chew up and spit out white-collar workers who can't think outside the box.

International Business Times UK

Billionaire Alex Karp Reveals 2 Keys to Success in the AI Era — College Not One of Them

Palantir's Alex Karp and Anthropic's Daniela Amodei debate AI's impact on careers, emphasizing the importance of vocational skills and humanities for the future job market.

Fortune

Palantir’s billionaire CEO says only two kinds of people will succeed in the AI era: trade workers — ‘or you’re neurodivergent’

Billionaire Alex Karp tells Gen Z to skip elite college degrees, as one-fifth of Fortune 500 companies recruit more neurodivergent talent by 2027.

Fortune

AI's disruption is a choice, not a forecast

Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks AI will erode the economic power of "humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters." But that assumes a choice.

Tom’s Guide

Palantir CEO: Why 'thinking differently' is the secret to winning the AI race

Palantir believes neurodivergent thinkers could help shape the future of AI which is why the company has created a new fellowship to recruit them.

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