Palantir: The Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley

Uncanny Valley | WIRED

• Episode: Palantir: The Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley
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• Duration: 00:34:10
• Published: 2025-08-14 12:00

Palantir Technologies is arguably one of the most notorious American corporations. Cofounded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, the company has worked with ICE, the US Department of Defense, the Israeli military and sparked numerous protests in multiple countries. But what do they actually do? 

Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it. Luckily, WIRED staff writer Caroline Haskins joins us to decode Palantir for us. 

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• What Does Palantir Actually Do?
• Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
• ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform 
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