Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies is an information technology company based in Denver, Colorado. it was founded by Peter Thiel. The company's name comes from The Lord of the Rings where the magical palantíri were "seeing-stones." Palantir Gotham is used by the United States Intelligence Community. [1] It is also used by German state police in Hesse and by police in Denmark to assess how likely people are to commit crimes.[2]
Operations
COVID-19
Palantir Foundry was used by NHS England in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in England to analyze the operation of the vaccination program. [3] The contract was extended in 2023.[4] Palantir Metropolis is used by hedge funds, banks, and financial services firms.[5]
Support for Ukraine
The company has been publicly supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia and opened an office in Kyiv in 2022. [6]
Palantir Technologies Media
Founder and chairman Peter Thiel
References
- ↑ "FEATURE-Pushback against AI policing in Europe heats up over racism fears" (in en). Reuters. 2021-10-20. https://www.reuters.com/article/europe-tech-police-idINL8N2R92HQ. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ↑ "FEATURE-Pushback against AI policing in Europe heats up over racism fears" (in en). Reuters. 2021-10-20. https://www.reuters.com/article/europe-tech-police-idINL8N2R92HQ. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ↑ Shead, Sam. Campaign launches to try to force Palantir out of Britain’s NHS (in en). CNBC. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ↑ Carding2023-01-04T12:30:00, Nick. NHSE pays £11.5m to extend Palantir data contract (in en). Health Service Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Chiang, Oliver. PayPal-Based Technology Helped Bust India's And The Dalai Lama's Cyberspies (in en). Forbes. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ↑ Schaake, Marietje (2023-08-16). "Businesses scent a tech opportunity in Ukraine war". Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/1d2f0389-6e05-48e1-bf6a-51fb65a28d03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.