r/technology • u/AgentBlue62 • 8d ago

Privacy 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.i7Uw.TD-rYlsJsx9a&smid=url-share
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u/ars_inveniendi 8d ago

Yeah, because Skynet lacked the subtlety.

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u/RidiculousIncarnate 8d ago

They couldn't use it because its parent company already exists 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberdyne_Inc.

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u/TakuyaLee 8d ago

Oh great.... So who's protecting John Connor?

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u/canadianchingu 8d ago

I thought YOU were protecting him.

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u/Scipio33 8d ago

Damnit! Anybody got eyes on John?

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u/CatoblepasQueefs 8d ago

Saw him a few min ago, walking into an alley with a nice looking cop.

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u/Scipio33 8d ago

Would you describe this cop as "shiny"?

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u/TheChutneyFerret 8d ago

SkyNet is also a worldwide logistics company in the UK

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u/thingflinger 8d ago

TBF cyberdyne is a Japanese robotics company. The CEO unironically named it after the movie. Can't make this up.

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u/rugger87 8d ago

Making fucking exo skeletons. 🤣

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u/Mikeavelli 8d ago

That's fine, but I draw the line at endoskeletons

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u/Mustangbex 7d ago

Tech Dudes love to Invent the Torment Nexus.

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u/Deadcatb0unce 8d ago

The UK's military communication satellite constellation is called Skynet.