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Anthropic taps Peter Thiel-backed Persona for Claude ID checks, raising DPDP concerns
Anthropic now requires some Claude users to submit ID and selfies. The move raises questions on privacy, surveillance, and data transfers from India. The post Anthropic taps Peter Thiel-backed Persona for Claude ID checks, raising DPDP concerns appeared first…
Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown
Democrats are demanding answers about Palantir and other surveillance firms powering Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement agenda.
Weekly news roundup: Snap layoffs, OpenAI safety concerns and Altman attack
Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.
AI becomes contentious issue in midterms over donations
Five Congress members endorsed by a major AI PAC are under new pressure from a coalition of advocacy groups and nonprofits to denounce AI companies.
'We have no interest in patient data in the UK': Palantir UK head defends record as criticisms rise
Palantir's UK boss says the company has "no interest" in the actual data, likening the company to Microsoft.
Billionaires, dark money fuel questions ahead of 2026 midterms
The ultra-wealthy donor class is getting ready to pour tens of millions into the fall elections that will decide which party will control Congress.
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
Alex Bores, a former Palantir employee, helped pass one of the country’s toughest AI laws. Now Silicon Valley’s biggest names are trying to stop his rise to Congress.
Frontend Engineering at Palantir: Polar Scaled Tiles in Zodiac
About this Series Frontend engineering at Palantir goes far beyond building standard web apps. Our engineers design interfaces for mission-critical decision-making, build operational applications that translate insight to action, and create systems that handle massive datasets — thinking not just about what the user needs, but what they need when the network is unreliable, the stakes are high, and the margin for error is zero. This series pulls back the curtain on what that work really looks like: the technical problems we solve, the impact we have, and the approaches we take. Whether you’re just curious or exploring opportunities to join us, these posts offer an authentic look at life on our Frontend teams. In this blog post, Raj, a frontend engineer based in CA, shares shares how rendering accurate circles on maps led him through map projections, spherical trigonometry, and the surprising complexity of visualizing ranges in polar regions. Stay tuned for Part 6. Recently, we
Veteran analyst drops bold take on Palantir Anthropic situation
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) just can’t stay out of headlines. In late March, during the Iran-U.S. war, shares of the controversial AI platform skyrocketed, ...
UK NHS chief champions Palantir’s 'outstanding results’ in England, pushes for deeper rollout despite growing staff concerns
NHS staff are concerned about Palantir access to database containing details on 1.5 million staff, but NHS Data Chief Ming Tang says her team needs to 'maintain our focus' in the face of staff concerns over Palantir's reputation
Software slumps again with growth hopes ‘dashed on the rocks’
Shares of software companies fell on Thursday, in the latest example of the group slumping amid concerns about disruption from AI. Read here
Warsh Fed confirmation plan hits a snag as expected nomination hearing is delayed
A Senate hearing expected to be held in the coming days has been put off.
When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology
Flock Safety surveillance equipment is appearing in neighborhoods across the country. I spoke with experts about the tech, laws and privacy issues at play.
The US Army Is Building Its Own Chatbot for Combat
The AI system, trained on real military data, is meant to give soldiers mission-critical information.
Palantir Falls 5% While Tech Stocks Climb: Valuation Concerns and UK Scrutiny Weigh on the AI Darling
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Anthropic loses appeals court bid to block Pentagon blacklisting temporarily
A federal appeals on denied Anthropic's request for a stay in its lawsuit against the Department of Defense.
Largest Dutch pension fund cuts ties with controversial tech firm Palantir
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Feature Request - Allow Cipher Encryption Keys to be Configured for Rotation
Context : Cipher encryption utilizes key values that are internal to each Cipher Channel. As far as the documentation is concerned, there seems to be no notion of these internal keys ever changing/rotating. Problem : While the encryption keys are not readily accessible from the Cipher Channel configuration, reducing likelihood of a key being obtained by a bad actor, key rotation is still necessary. Compliances such as GDPR greatly recommend highly-sensitive data encryption be rotated every 90 days. At the moment, rotating an encryption would require creating a brand new Cipher Channel, applying the new channel to all encryption locations, and then re-assigning operational user decryption licenses. This process is not ideal. Request : Allow a configurable option to have a Channel’s internal encryption keys to be rotated on an automated schedule. If there is an internal Cipher Channel functionality that already addresses this (auto rotation), then update Cipher documentation with