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Japan weighs controversial U.S. AI systems for military command
Japan is considering using U.S. AI systems like Palantir and Anduril to speed up its military decision-making. Critics warn that giving foreign corporations access to classified Japanese data risks national sovereignty. Palantir’s Maven Smart System was only …
Palantir Stock Soars as Blowout Q2 Earnings Silence the Bears
For years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has been the most controversial stock on Wall Street. Bears argued that the company’s valuation skyrocketed on hype rather than sustainable growth. Bulls, meanwhile, insisted that Palantir was building an AI business un…
US stock market hits record high amid hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening
Oil prices fall as US officials tout progress in talks to reopen critical waterway.
Europe’s Palantir problem
Europe wants to kick its U.S. tech habit, but it’s struggling to detangle itself from American data analytics firm Palantir. The problem is, the company’s tools are already deeply embedded in critical sectors across the bloc like policing, national defense a…
US to close missions in Canada, Japan and Indonesia: Report
Five US diplomatic missions face closure in a rare downsizing of America’s overseas presence that is not linked to a specific geopolitical event, according to people familiar with a notice sent to Congress late last week.
Wall Street Can’t Agree on Palantir Stock. Earnings Will Reveal Who’s Right.
Palantir heads into earnings on Aug. 3 with Wall Street divided as bullish growth expectations clash with concerns over commercial demand.
Trump's company-pumping posts compared to sex work by fuming critic: 'It's a mess'
President Donald Trump's social media posts have been compared to sex work by a fuming critic who issued a dire warning. Dylan Hedler-Gaudette, a federal ethics rule expert from Project on Government Oversight, raised the alarm about a new Truth Social initia…
The Market Now Says Palantir Technologies Is Just an LLM Wrapper. The Financials Disagree
Palantir's stock has cratered 40% from its peak and critics are calling it a glorified chatbot wrapper, but the company's own financials are moving in the op...
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
Donald Trump's Truth Social business is selling early access to his posts. Wall Street traders will pay for this market-moving information. Critics question the ethics of using public office for private gain. The company defends the service as a free market o…
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 31: EU Customs Seizes 1.7 Million Goods on Joint Action Day; Grassley-Coons Anti-Counterfeiting Month Resolution Passes Senate; and More IPWatchPuppies Arrive!
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Seventh Circuit affirms the summary judgment dismissal of copyright and trade secret claims filed between coin-counting machine software competitors; The Chicago Tribune publishes an editorial urgently calling for the pas…
AI industry races to hire forward-deployed engineers as talent shortage looms
The surge in demand for forward-deployed engineers highlights the critical need for AI systems to deliver tangible business value, reshaping industry hiring practices. The post AI industry races to hire forward-deployed engineers as talent shortage looms appe…
The Trump administration wants $10 million more to cover its July Fourth celebrations
Congress allocated $150 million for 250th birthday events. The Trump-backed group that planned the state fair and July 4th fireworks is asking for an additional $10 million in reimbursements.
Trump Vowed Private Donors Would Pay For Freedom 250; Taxpayers Just Got The Bill
Turns out "Freedom" isn't free — and neither is Trump's sparsely attended 250th anniversary bash. The Department of the Interior is going back to Congress with its hand out again, this time asking for another $10 million to cover costs from this summer's Free…
Rivals target Palantir’s contracts in Europe amid sovereignty concerns
Europe's shift to local tech firms for defense data systems highlights a growing trend towards digital sovereignty and reduced reliance on US tech. The post Rivals target Palantir’s contracts in Europe amid sovereignty concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefi…
Decoding PLTR Stock's Premium Valuation
This is a hyper-growth chapter for Palantir Technologies. The company provides its Artificial Intelligence Platform to critical institutions like the Departm...
Trump Asks for Millions More to Cover American State Fair Disaster
American taxpayers are about to get hit with additional charges for the Trump administration’s Great American State Fair.The Department of the Interior asked Congress for an additional $10 million to cover portions of the Freedom 250 event, including the stat…
Trump quietly slips taxpayers the bill for Great American State Fair flop: report
President Donald Trump wants Americans to foot the bill for his failed Great American State Fair.Trump was seeking an additional $10 million from Congress to cover parts of the Freedom 250 celebration, The New Republic reported on Wednesday. This would includ…
Anthropic rejects open-weights models ban, calls for chip controls and testing
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the company does not support a blanket ban on open-weights models, despite recent criticism and an industry pushback against tighter restrictions. He instead wants policymakers to target powerful AI chips, industrial-scale mode…