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"Meta, Palantir, OpenAI: Topmanager werden Oberstleutnants des US-Militärs" Und da will #Merz #Palantir in Deutschland einsetzen. S#öder setzt in Bayern Palantir bereits ein.
Manchmal frage ich mich, ob die Herrschaften noch bei gesundem Menschenverstand sind. Das ist grob fahrlässig, um nicht zu…

Meta, Palantir, OpenAI: Topmanager werden Oberstleutnants des US-Militärs
Als Reservisteneinheit sollen die Tech-Manager die Streitkräfte "intelligenter und tödlicher" machen

As Palantir continues to expand its influence within the administration,
the Trump administration has given the company the right to surveil  Americans.
In a chilling report,The New York Times notes that the company is already creating
“detailed portraits of Americans based on government data,”
with the Trump administration already seeking
“access to hundreds of data points on citizens and others through government databases,
including their bank accoun…

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.

The US Army Reserve launches Detachment 201, an innovation corps with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar and Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth serving as lieutenant colonels (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/army-reserve-tech-ex…

Dass die #Palantir-Software das neue Tool für die Polizei werden soll, sei doch klar gewesen - sagt das CDU-geführte Innenministerium in #BadenWürttemberg. Palantir? Geht gar nicht, sagen die Grünen.
Doch es gibt schon einen Vertrag - nur Innenminister Strobl weiß von nichts. …

Vertrag voreilig abgeschlossen? Konflikt um Thiel-Software Palantir bei BW-Polizei geht weiter
Hat die Polizei BW den Vertrag mit Palantir voreilig geschlossen? Die Grünen sehen das so und drängen auf Aufklärung. Im Innenministerium zeigt man sich überrascht.

When I said these guys were the enemy, you thought I was exaggerating.
Maybe you’ll recognise them now when they’re in uniform.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/anduril-meta-openai-execs-to-commission-into…

Palantir, Meta, OpenAI execs to commission into Army reserve, form ‘Detachment 201’
“There’s an urgency to change and transform the Army and these guys [are] going to help,” said Col Dave Butler.

Einen Überwachungsstaat vorzubereiten ist schon schlimm genug. Dabei den technischen Betrieb auszulagern an die Firma eines Technofaschisten in den USA ist unfassbar.
#Palantir #Dobrindt

Grüne kritisieren Überwachungssoftware: Dobrindt schließt Palantir-Nutzung nicht aus
Bundesregierung hält sich die Nutzung der umstrittenen Überwachungs­software Palantir offen. Der Grünen-Politiker Konstantin von Notz kritisiert das.

Wer kennt sich aus? Wenn #Merz #Palantir einsetzen will, verstößt das nicht gegen die DSGVO?

America250, the nonprofit organizing the US Semiquincentennial celebration, says it received sponsorship commitments from Oracle, Amazon, Coinbase, and Palantir (Meridith McGraw/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

Palantir removed three journalists from a security conference after they asked about its work with ICE and threatened to call police on a Wired reporter (Caroline Haskins/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-defense-conference-journalists/

Palantir Is Going on Defense
Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm’s work with the Trump administration.

Missing Link: Machtzentrale Palantir – eine Software lenkt Organisationen
Palantir will ein Betriebssystem für Organisationen. Was steckt technisch dahinter – und wie verändert es Strukturen und Machtverhältnisse?

Trump Taps Palantir to Create Master Database on Every American | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/195904/trump-palantir-data-americans
Voor iedereen die zich nog afvroeg of privacy in de VS nog een rol van betekenis speelt of dat er …

»Missing Link - Machtzentrale Palantir – eine Software lenkt Organisationen:
Palantir will ein Betriebssystem für Organisationen. Was steckt technisch dahinter - und wie verändert es Strukturen und Machtverhältnisse?«
Ist dies schon digitale Diktatur der sich Fortschritt betitelt aber Mental rückständig ist? Konservatieve nutzen Hightech um sich modern mental Rückständig zu präsentieren.
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Missing Link: Machtzentrale Palantir – eine Software lenkt Organisationen
Palantir will ein Betriebssystem für Organisationen. Was steckt technisch dahinter – und wie verändert es Strukturen und Machtverhältnisse?

Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
#resist

Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
Though big tech companies have downplayed their involvement in funding this weekend’s military parade, the event’s organizer, America250, has released statements confirming involvement from Amazon, Palantir and Oracle.

Innenminister Strobl (CDU) fände es gut, wenn die #Polizei wüsste, was sie weiß.
Vom Vertrag seiner Polizei mit #Palantir wusste er heute aber nix.
#Datenschutz

Vertrag voreilig abgeschlossen? Konflikt um Thiel-Software Palantir bei BW-Polizei geht weiter
Hat die Polizei BW den Vertrag mit Palantir voreilig geschlossen? Die Grünen sehen das so und drängen auf Aufklärung. Im Innenministerium zeigt man sich überrascht.

The thing about US tech executives signing up for the US military, is how it looks outside the US.
The US would certainly regard a Chinese company, with an executive who is in the army, as untrustworthy.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/13/us_army_techies/

US Army signs up Band of Tech Bros with a suitably nerdy name
: Execs from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI join Detachment 201

Palantir's Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns (Apoorva Mandavilli/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/health/cdc-data-privacy-palantir.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M08.jzJB.cljQA69ueENV&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250606/p108#a250606p108

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE8.gxiw.J6H-w4YDQCIZ&a…

And Google, and Microsoft, and Meta… https://mastodon.social/@jplebreton/114655405583933615

https://www.theverge.com/policy/685690/big-tech-trump-military-parade-america250

The US taxpayer is going to be on the hook for all the soldiers, tanks, and planes that appear in Donald Trump’s military parade.
But several major tech companies are paying for the festivities along the parade route.
According to recent statements from America250, #Oracle, #Amazon,

Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
Though big tech companies have downplayed their involvement in funding this weekend’s military parade, the event’s organizer, America250, has released statements confirming involvement from Amazon, Palantir and Oracle.

Somehow, I missed this, but the British Medical Association objected to the NHS giving Palantir a £330m deal to create a unified platform for all data.
Founder Peter Thiel said the British public’s affection for the NHS is a case of “Stockholm syndrome.”
https://w…

Thread AI, which offers a composable infrastructure platform to help companies build AI workflows, raised a $20M Series A led by Greycroft (Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/thread-ai-startup-palantir-infrastructure-series-a/

Exclusive: Two Palantir alums raise $20 million for infrastructure startup Thread AI
Two Palantir alumni raised $20 million for AI infrastructure startup Thread AI.

#Palantir: Vom Terrorjäger zum Fahrraddiebstahl-Detektiv. Wenn aus dem digitalen Superhelden ein Alltagsjobber wird. Aus „Terrorabwehr“ wird „Geldautomatensprenger-Suche“. NDR, WDR & SZ enthüllen: Die Software ist offenbar flexibler als gedacht
Wird die umstrittene Palantir-Software in Deutschland unangemessen genutzt?

Polizei-Ermittlungen - wird Palantir-Software unangemessen genutzt?
Die umstrittene Software Palantir soll der Polizei in Deutschland eigentlich zur Abwehr schwerer Gefahren dienen, etwa von Terroranschlägen. Nach Recherchen von NDR, WDR und SZ wird sie häufig auch bei anderen Anlässen genutzt.

Palantir: Deutsche Ermittler nutzen Big Data auch bei kleinerer Kriminalität
Die Software Gotham der US-Firma Palantir soll die Polizei etwa bei der von Anschlägen unterstützen. Doch eingesetzt wird sie sogar bei Eigentumsdelikten.

A centralized intelligence database on all Americans is not inherently legal.
It likely breaks the Privacy Act of 1974, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the 1st, 4th and 5th Amendments.
This must be stopped. Contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to stop it. I use @… to call mine.

Trump Taps Palantir to Create Master Database on Every American
Trump’s dystopian plan is already underway.

«Brandl: "Das sind Milliarden von Zahlen auf Codebasis. Wer das im Detail versteht, ist nur der, der ihn geschrieben hat."»
Wenn das das Verständnis des #VeRA-Projektleiters über die Funktionsweise und den Datenschutz der eingesetzten #Palantir-Software ist, na dann Prost!

This news item almost flew under the radar:
This initial cohort of executives includes the chief technology officer from Palantir, Shyam Sankar, whose “Defense Reformation” website has become a talking point among defense tech community; Andrew Bosworth, the chief technology officer from Meta; Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s chief product officer and Bob McGrew who, until November, was chief re…

Doesn't seem controversial. 'Palantir (inclusive of any associated companies) is an unacceptable choice of partner to create a Federated Data Platform for the NHS. It recognises that this partnership threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems'

ARM 2025: BMA passes resolution on Health Information Management and Information Technology - BMA media centre - BMA
BMA statement. 

Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/30/peter-thiel-palantir-threat-to-americans

1984 on steroids.
"Needless to say, putting American data in the hands of a company whose CEO boasts about his company’s capacity to kill and intimidate doesn’t inspire confidence that the data will be handled responsibly."
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stor…

Trump appears to be building an unprecedented spy machine that could track Americans
As Donald Trump and his administration pursue crippling austerity measures across the country, they’re plunging millions into a company that’s expanding the government’s ability to spy on its own citizens.

Nein!
Doch!
Oh!
https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000274696/bayerische-polizei-setzt-palantir-software-auch-bei-kleindelikten-ein

Bayerische Polizei setzt Palantir-Software auch bei Kleindelikten ein
Die Spionagesoftware dient eigentlich der Abwehr von Terroranschlägen. Zum Großteil kommt sie aber schon bei Diebstählen zum Einsatz

The big winnners so far under Trump are
Microsoft, Meta, Netflix, Palantir, Tencent, Broadcom and Philip Morris according to analysis by @… - I'm tempted to add Burns' ever relevant epigram: "What a parcel o' rogues in a nation"
Triumphing under Trump: the corporate winners and losers - https://on.ft.com/43N2RCb

Die Grünen sind gegen den Einsatz einer Software der US-Firma #Palantir für die Polizeiarbeit in #BadenWürttemberg. Doch die Polizei im Land ist schon mal aktiv geworden - und hat einen Vertrag mit Palantir geschlossen.

Polizei will umstrittene Software einsetzen: BW-Grüne halten dagegen
Die Polizei will eine Software der Firma Palantir einsetzen - der Firmengründer Peter Thiel unterstützt Trump und gilt als demokratie-kritisch. Die Grünen sind damit nicht einverstanden.

Six protestors who demonstrated in front of the New York City offices of #Palantir Technologies
were arrested on Thursday morning.
The demonstrators had gathered to bring attention to the controversial firm and the work it does to power the deportation of immigrants from the US.
The protestors stood in front of the Palantir offices on Manhattan’s Avenue of the Americas,
linking arms…

Dems Press Palantir on Trump-Era Contracts for 'Mega-Database' of Americans' Info | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/palantir-mega-database

Freitag: Palantir-Nutzung der Polizei, vorerst keine deutsche KI-Gigafabrik
Datenanalyse sogar bei Diebstählen KI-Konsortium ohne Einigung Österreich gegen Dickpics Google vor EU-Rekordstrafe Verbraucherschutz-Podcast

now that we have all collectively seen and acknowledged palantir fuel the efforts of the fascist US regime,
can we also collectively get rid of people who think even criticizing palantir is worthy of exclusion?
(yes, i'm looking at you, guy who was proud to shake dtolnay's hand and told us all about it. you're a part of the problem! you know who you are)

Sources: Palantir's Foundry is now deployed in at least four federal agencies, after Trump signed an EO calling for the government to share data across agencies (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/…

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.

The New York Times reports that President Trump has enlisted the firm Palantir, founded by far-right billionaire Peter Thiel,
to carry out his March executive order
instructing government agencies to share data with each other.
The order has increased fears that the government is putting together a database to wield surveillance powers over the American public.

Trump Taps Palantir to Create Master Database on Every American
Trump’s dystopian plan is already underway.

The President who
• ruining/ruined economy
• ex-best friend says he's in Epstein files
• increasing unemployment
• not giving people due process before sending to foreign prisons for life
• ignoring & trying to destroy courts
• arrested & handcuffed Congresspeople & staffs
• destroying millions' health insurance
• destroying Social Security
• making an intelligence file for every American w/Palantir
also wants to…

#PeterThiel Vordenker und Sponsor des US-Rechtsrucks
#Politik #Rechts #USA

Peter Thiel: Werdegang, Erfolge und Politik
Er gilt als Förderer des Rechtsrucks in den USA. Peter Thiel hat Paypal und Palantir mitgegründet, ist nun Milliardär und unterstützt Donald Trump und JD Vance.

And in spite of massive amount of money, Microsoft Teams is still the biggest heap of junk I'm required to use by my employer.
I have resorted to using @… for communication with the team...
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/114636321276154824
Ruth_Mottram - The big winnners so far under Trump are
Microsoft, Meta, Netflix, Palantir, Tencent, Broadcom and Philip Morris according to analysis by @financialtimes - In tempted to add Burns' ever relevant epigram: "What a parcel o' rogues in a nation"
Triumphing under Trump: the corporate winners and losers  - https://on.ft.com/43N2RCb

Meta verarbeitet jetzt eure Fotos. Ob da wohl Palantir mit gefüttert wird. Das hätte dann zur Folge, dass einige deutsche Polizeien und natürlich das gesamte amerikanische Law Enforcement automatisiert mit euren Fotos fahnden kann.
Big Brother auf Steroiden.
#Überwachung #meta

The Trump administration has expanded #Palantir’s work with the government,
spreading the company’s technology
— which could easily merge data on Americans
— throughout more agencies.
The company has received more than $113 million in federal government spending since Trump took office, including additional funds from existing contracts as well as new contracts with the Department …

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.

OpenAI is expanding its consulting-like service to refine its models and build bespoke apps for large enterprise and government clients spending at least $10M (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-takes-page…

OpenAI Takes a Page From Palantir, Doubles Down on Consulting Services
As OpenAI pitches its artificial intelligence to big companies and government agencies, it’s taking a page from the playbook of many software firms by offeringin-house researchers and software engineers to customize AI for customers. OpenAI is adding staff and resources for a consulting-like ...

„Digitale Souveränität“ – klingt gut, funktioniert aber nicht. Also lieber Daten an #Palantir, Thiel und Trump. Wer braucht schon Grundrechte, wenn man ein paar tolle Analysen kriegt?
Meinung: Palantir-Software: Deutsche Polizei setzt auf umstrittene US-Technologie - @…

Stephen Miller Has Financial Stake in Company Helping ICE With Deportations: Report (Nikki McCann Ramirez/Rolling Stone)
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/stephen-miller-financial-stake-palantir-ice-contractor-1235371343/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250624/p135#a250624p135

Die ganzen Kanaillen, die jetzt mit Inbrunst Daten zu den Faschisten von Palantir rüberschaufeln wollen, haben, wenn ihnen dann das BVerfG auf die Schnauze gibt, hoffentlich den Anstand, die Daten eigenhändig und restlos wiederzubeschaffen und sich, falls dies nicht möglich ist, selbst zu guillotinieren. Ich will nämlich nicht glauben, daß wir von Leuten regiert werden, die sowas schamlos machen und sich ins Fäustchen lachen, weil sie keine Verantwortung für die Folgen tragen müssen.

#Palantir wants to see the world burn to profit from it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ95Gmvg_D4

Palantir signs a deal with The Nuclear Company under which the startup will pay Palantir $100M over five years to develop AI software for the nuclear industry (Miquela Thornton/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

"According to recent statements from #America250, #Oracle, #Amazon, #Coinbase,

Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir
https://www.pogo.org/investigations/stephen-miller-conflicts-of-interest

Von #Thiel & Co heißt es bzgl. #Palantir lt. tagesschau-investigativ: "Nähe zur Trump-Regierung antwortete Palantir, man konzentriere sich darauf, langfristigen Interessen der Gesellschaft zu dienen, unabhängig von politischen Veränderungen."
Als ob das libertäre, auf rücksichtslose Disrupti…

Metaview, which builds AI tools to automate hiring, including interview note-taking and generating job descriptions, raised a $35M Series B led by GV (Beatrice Nolan/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/06/25/uber-palantir-alums…

Exclusive: Uber and Palantir alums raise $35M to disrupt corporate recruitment with AI
Metaview’s full suite of AI tools aims to streamline and enhance every stage of the hiring process.

Mais um motivo para sair das #bigtechs ...
Do Vale do Silício Š Reserva do Exército: CTOs de Gigantes Tech Alistam-se para a Defesa dos EUA
https://www.

Silicon Valley was never woke. It just played woke on TV. https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/114721179380101771

In May 2025, a high-profile lunch in Riyadh brought together Donald Trump,
the Crown Prince,
and a group of Silicon Valley billionaires and executives.
The guest list assembled by Elon Musk (Tesla, xAI, SpaceX) and arriving by their own jets:
Sam Altman (OpenAI), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Alex Karp (Palantir), Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber), Ruth Porat (Alphabet/Google), Alexandr Wang (Scale AI), Travis Kalanick (Cloud Kitchens, former Uber CEO), Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone…

Mad Kings and Saudi Princes
Award winning author and futurist Albert Bates writes about ecovillages, permaculture, negative emission technology, drawdown, and climate solutions.

The CTO of Palantir, the company being tasked with making a master database of intelligence files on all US citizens, is joining the army-ish.
So are other tech execs. This feels…really bad.
https://gizmodo.com/silicon-valley-exe

Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won't Have to Attend Boot Camp)
The tech industry is fully on board, but the rank and file won't have to do time as grunts.

Q&A with Meta's Andrew Bosworth on joining Detachment 201, the Army's tech challenges, the vibe shift in Silicon Valley's military relations, and more (Blake Dodge/Pirate Wires)
https://www.piratewires.com/p/why-meta-cto…

Detachment 201: Why Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth Joined the Army Reserves
a q&a with boz on joining detachment 201 with execs from palantir and openai, tech challenges