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Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50M Met police contract
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Tackling a Battlefield Network Bottleneck with Palantir Ontology and Edge AI
Recently, our team had the opportunity to work on a project that won the Grand Prize at the Republic of Korea Army AI Competition. Around the same time, we also participated in the National Security Hackathon in San Francisco, where we explored ontology-mirroring edge devices and Foundry-based streaming workflows. Together, these experiences led to some interesting insights. One of the challenges we encountered was not AI itself, but the battlefield network. As drones, ISR platforms, and sensors continue to proliferate, the amount of available data is growing rapidly. However, tactical communications infrastructure remains constrained. In many operational environments, especially where LTE or fixed infrastructure is unavailable, communication relies heavily on RF-based tactical networks. Under those conditions, transmitting large volumes of video data in real time becomes increasingly difficult. The question we explored was simple: What if we transmitted informat
UK plans to buy AI chips from British firms to stop them leaving for the US
The UK government will offer to buy AI chips directly from British technology companies in a bid to keep them in the country. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall will outline plans for “strategic purchases” of semiconductor equipment from UK-based firms at Londo…
‘Only engineers keen on solving code': Inside the secretive operation ran by US Army to hack into its own systems – and keep the salespersons outside the building
Operation Jailbreak was a US Army initiative to improve interoperability between weapons, sensors, and command software – immediate results impress.
Top health official had close ties with Palantir partner at time of NHS contract
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Anduril’s Trae Stephens says defense tech is headed for a shakeout
The Anduril co-founder warns that sky-high valuations, too much venture capital, and unrealistic expectations could drive much of the industry into collapse.
Links 6/5/2026
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Toobit Spotlights SpaceX Zone with 200,000 USDT Rewards and 50% Fee Discounts
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toobit, the award-winning global cryptocurrency exchange, today announces the launch of a new trading campaign centered around its curated SpaceX Zone, a collection of assets bridging traditional …
Corporate Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Reap $50B in Government Contracts, Watchdog Finds
Public Citizen found that 14 of the 27 publicly known corporate donors to the $400 million ballroom project have secured additional federal business since. The post Corporate Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Reap $50B in Government Contracts, Watchdog Finds first a…
Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing
"The US spy-tech biz will also handle Home Office licensing for explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons. The contract covers a replacement for the National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS), which has been in use since the mid-2000s."Palantir…
From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line
Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting the public toward coercing support for the regime.
Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records
Pips Accenture and NEC to bag decade-long deal for cops across England, Wales, and beyond
Neo4j's GraphAware acquisition targets new customer segment
The purchase adds analysis capabilities for government agencies that work on top of the vendor's graph database, expanding its target audience to include analysts.
Palantir boss says calls for tech firm to be dumped from NHS are 'irresponsible' and could harm patient care
UK Palanatir chief Louis Mosley launched a robust defence of his under-fire firm after a report by a group of MPs called for the Government to cancel its £330million deal with the health service.
UK urged to end contract with US AI-firm Palantir
British lawmakers called Wednesday for the government to end a contract between the country's National Health Service and AI giant Palantir, warning of an over-reliance on US data providers. The British MPs called on the government to use a break clause next …
Ross Fubini wrote Anduril’s first check. Here’s what he’s looking for in defense tech.
XYZ Venture Capital founder and managing partner Ross Fubini joins Equity to discuss the new wave of new startups is chasing government contracts, and what separates the survivors from the rest.
Defense tech is flooded with money, but who's built to last? | TechCrunch
Watch as XYZ Venture Capital founder and early Anduril backer Ross Fubini joins Equity to discuss the defense tech boom and what separates the startups that win government contracts from those that don't.
UK tax collector hands Capgemini £600M contact center deal, delays start of £2.4B CRM contract
Another monster tech contract in the works for one of the usual suspects