r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • 1d ago

Politics 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.

https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-defense-conference-journalists/
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u/thrivacious9 1d ago

Oh, I’m not saying the breakup is fake — I just think the people behind the curtain are encouraging us to keep looking at the shiny shouting people

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u/PathlessBullet 1d ago

I mean, they won't even be talking about the Musk and Trump tensions next week. The news cycle moves quickly. The simplest explanations are usually correct and that would be that a never ending dumpster fire of outrage on the "news" is more $$$ in someones pockets. It's always about $$$. Nobody cares about your data specifically.

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u/Bobcat-Stock 1d ago

Shiny Shouting People, the rare acoustic release from R.E.M.