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Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale recalls what it was like to launch the company and calls the backlash against it 'ironic'
In fact, we named our company "Palantir" after the cautionary tale in "The Lord of the Rings" about the power of "seeing stones" that later fall into the wrong hands. Subsequent revelations of ...
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Could Palantir Stock Help You Retire a Millionaire?
Palantir is doing just that. The company, named for the "seeing stones" of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, is an intelligence company that uses AI to help users "see" through the noise. Its software ...
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Palantir Stock: A Millionaire-Maker in the Making?
Palantir, which was named after the all-seeing stones from The Lord of the Rings, was founded in 2003 in response to the Sept. 11 attacks. Its Gotham platform gathers and crunches data for U.S ...
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Report: Palantir and Anduril join forces to try to secure US government defense contracts
Earlier this month, Palantir and Anduril, which are both named after magical items in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, announced a partnership earlier this month. They intend to ...
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The rise of Peter Thiel, the iconic Silicon Valley VC who wants to cheat death
He tends to choose "Lord of the Rings" inspired names for his ventures. For instance, Palantir refers to the "seeing stones" in Tolkien's books. Source: Facebook Investor Peter Thiel Just Revealed ...