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How Palantir, the secretive tech company, is rising in the Trump era


It may not be a household name, but Palantir is now one of the world's most valuable companies. Its "spy tech" is set to gain more government and military work in the Trump administration.

The Skykit incorporates Palantir's software, along with a UAV drone, a trail camera, battery packs and a SpaceX Starlink terminal, into a self-contained defense intelligence package deployable to hostile environments. toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show Palantir recently received a $30 million contract to build a platform to track migrant movements in real time. Pinto, who lives in Denver, where Palantir is based, wrote an essay in February in which he raised alarm about how the tech firm's sophisticated surveillance and AI tools were being used in the war in Gaza and by the Trump administration to speed up deportations.

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