UK Boots Palantir for Being Overpriced and Unusable

There’s no better explanation of the business end of Palantir than this: Millions of pounds have been saved by replacing a Palantir IT system which helps to find homes for Ukrainian refugees with one built by its own experts, a government department has said. Yes it’s overpriced. And if you dig into the reports, it’s … Continue reading UK Boots Palantir for Being Overpriced and Unusable

Palantir Staff Access UK Identifiable Patient Data

Apparently winning against no competition has led to even worse things. Palantir was awarded the FDP contract after winning a succession of pandemic-era deals, worth a combined £60 million, without competition. How bad? Here’s the no competition winner readout. Under previously agreed rules, Palantir staff working on the FDP could only access the National Data … Continue reading Palantir Staff Access UK Identifiable Patient Data

Software That Dominates: Palantir Wants De-nazification Un-done

Palantir published their manifesto in a 22-point summary of Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska’s book The Technological Republic. The company calls this the ideology behind its work. Read the 22 point manifesto as operational doctrine with a historical understanding. The philosophical framing is thin cover for Nazism. Buried in point 15 is their core thesis: … Continue reading Software That Dominates: Palantir Wants De-nazification Un-done

Palantir AI Closed Down the Straight and Now Trump Can’t Get it Up

The Strait of Hormuz was open on February 27, 2026. Twenty percent of the world’s oil flowed through it. No tolls. No blockade. No crisis. Then Trump slammed his little fist on the bright red Palantir “easy” button on his big desk. On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, killing … Continue reading Palantir AI Closed Down the Straight and Now Trump Can’t Get it Up