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The UK will review its NHS contract with US software firm Palantir
The UK will review its NHS contract with US software firm Palantir A recent government report called Palentir's presence an "unacceptable point of weakness." The UK government is reviewing its National Health Service (NHS) partnership with US data firm Palantir to decide if it will end the contract early, Reuters reported. The decision follows the release of a parliamentary committee report that called Palantir's increasing presence in the UK public sector an "unacceptable point of weakness."
UK lawmakers call on government to ditch Palantir NHS contract
MPs have told the government to cut its ties with Palantir, and end the US spy-tech firm's controversial involvement in the National Health Service's Federated Data Platform. Warning against vendor lock-in across government, the House of Common science and technology committee said it was most concerned about Palantir, which had secured central roles in health and defense systems. “Palantir should not have a such a significant role in the UK public sector… it is far from the only company...
UK lawmakers call Palantir's role in public sector an unacceptable weakness
UK lawmakers call Palantir's role in public sector an unacceptable weakness LONDON, June 3 : A parliamentary committee singled out U.S. tech group Palantir as an instance of Britain's over-reliance on U.S. companies in the public sector, calling it an "unacceptable point of weakness" in a report on Wednesday. Among Palantir's high-profile contracts is one with the National Health Service - valued at £330 million ($444 million) and designed to connect data to support decision-making by...
Why are European governments reevaluating their agreements with US defence tech contractor Palantir?
Critics have flagged Palantir for their links to militaries involved in ongoing conflicts and ICE immigration enforcement in the United States. European governments are moving to reduce their reliance on Palantir, the US-based data analytics companyy whose platforms serve as the data and artificial intelligence (AI) backbone for militaries worldwide. Derk Boswijk, the Dutch State Secretary for Defence, said in the House of Representatives this week that a “fully fledged alternative” to...
Peter Mandelson invited UK PM to meet Palantir's Thiel
A newly released cache of communications involving Peter Mandelson show the UK former ambassador to the US invited Prime Minister Kier Starmer to meet Palantir founder Peter Thiel in July last year. More than a decade ago, Mandelson co-founded Global Counsel, a lobbying biz which included Palantir as a client. The US spy-tech company – prior to the current administration coming to power in July 2024 – won government contracts, including multi-million-pound deals with the NHS.
Palantir Contracts Have Become ‘An Unacceptable Point of Weakness,’ UK Politicians Warn
A bipartisan group of UK politicians is sounding the alarm over the country's partnership with the data analytics company Palantir. In a report published Tuesday, the 11 members of Parliament’s Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee warned that the country’s ballooning reliance on Palantir’s technology “represents an unacceptable point of weakness” that could hand the company overwhelming bargaining power in future negotiations. “We know that with vendor lock-in, over time, we’ll get...
UK reviewing Palantir's NHS contract amid pressure to use break clause
UK reviewing Palantir's NHS contract amid pressure to use break clause LONDON, June 9 : Britain is conducting a full review of its National Health Service contract with U.S. data analytics firm Palantir, amid growing political pressure for the government to use a break clause at the end of the initial term in early 2027. Technology minister Liz Kendall said on Tuesday the review would assess whether to extend the £330 million ($441 million) deal under provisions allowing the government to...
Palantir CEO almost hates AI word 'tokenmaxxing', compares it to 'bad addiction'
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a blunt take on the AI industry's hottest buzzword. Speaking on the TBPN podcast on the sidelines of Palantir's AIPCon 10 conference, Karp compared "tokenmaxxing"—the compulsive overuse of AI tokens—to a porn addiction. His point was simple: a lot of companies are burning through tokens that look like productivity but deliver nothing real.
FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear
Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure lawsThe UK’s financial watchdog is being urged to prove its relationship with the US tech company Palantir will not provide the Trump administration with backdoor access to troves of sensitive citizen and commercial data. A US law that can oblige tech companies to disclose information to American authorities may apply to Palantir’s deal to help the Financial Conduct Authority detect crime,...
FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear
Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure lawsThe UK’s financial watchdog is being urged to prove its relationship with the US tech company Palantir will not provide the Trump administration with backdoor access to troves of sensitive citizen and commercial data. A US law that can oblige tech companies to disclose information to American authorities may apply to Palantir’s deal to help the Financial Conduct Authority detect crime,...