Podcast: Uncanny Valley | WIRED (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Palantir: The Most Mysterious Company in Silicon ValleyPub date: 2025-08-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationPalantir 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. Join us LIVE in San Francisco on September 9th Get your tickets HERE Articles mentioned in this episode: 
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