Palantir, explained

What you need to know about the biggest tech IPO of the year. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]( [Recode]( [Click to view images]( [Everything you need to know about Palantir, the secretive company coming for all your data]( You've probably heard of Palantir, but you might not know exactly what this billion-dollar company does. That's by design. Founded 17 years ago by Peter Thiel and associates, Palantir specializes in data-gathering and analysis, most of which it does for government agencies. It has about $1.5 billion in federal government contracts — including, recently, with the Space Force and the Navy. Now, as new Covid-19 case numbers break records daily, Palantir is trying to help organize that data on a new platform called HHS Protect. Also, Palantir is going public. It's a big deal. Recode's Sara Morrison goes deep into Palantir's history to explain why the company is such a lightning rod for criticism and, despite having never earned a profit, why it stands to be the biggest tech IPO of the year. [Click to view images]( [The pandemic has been great for Netflix]( The streaming service added another 10 million customers in the second quarter of the year. [ Peter Kafka / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [Lawmakers are very upset about this week’s massive Twitter breach]( A hacker took over countless accounts from celebrities and politicians this week. That’s a bad sign. [ Sara Morrison / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [You’re doomscrolling again. Here’s how to snap out of it.]( In a pandemic that forces us to stay home, bingeing on doom-and-gloom news feels irresistible. These health experts offer ways to break the habit. [ Brian X. Chen / [New York Times]( ] [Click to view images]( [Elizabeth Warren wants answers on Facebook’s fact-checking loophole]( Controversy over Facebook’s handling of climate misinformation is drawing scrutiny on Capitol Hill. [ Rebecca Heilweil / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [The entire world’s carbon emissions will finally be trackable in real time]( The new Climate TRACE Coalition is assembling the data and running the AI. [ David Roberts / [Vox]( ] [This is Cool Section Title] [Robots are coming to White Castle]( [Facebook]( Twitter [Instagram]( [Recode by Vox]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.