Michael Steinberger
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first heard Dec 2025
last heard 3 Jul
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The Daily · Inside the Tech Company Powering Trump’s Most Controversial Policies · 16 Dec 2025
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Part of this is some of the clients it has.
It's used by the CIA.
In fact, the CIA was an early investor in Palantir.
It's also used by the Mossad and other clandestine services.
It's used extensively by law enforcement.
A lot of personal information is flowing through Palantir's pipelines.
And the company has also been at the center of the issues that have dominated the headlines this year and have generated a lot of controversy.
ICE and deportations, Doge, Gaza, Iran, and AI.
Well, for instance, Palantir's technology is integral to the immigration crackdown taking place right now.
ICE is making extensive use of Palantir's technology to identify and facilitate deportations.
And what has people particularly concerned is that ICE appears to be building a massive surveillance apparatus and Palantir appears to be at the center of that.
Now, Palantir sees itself as a force for good in the world, but even people at the company acknowledge that its technology could be used to do harm.
And it's been clear for some time that its technology in the hands of an authoritarian regime would be a very powerful tool.
And who gets to use Palantir's software and for what purpose is decided by one person, the company's CEO, Alex Karp.
Who is he?
Alex Karp is maybe the most unique figure on the global business scene.
He and I first started talking in 2019.
We had a couple conversations that year, including one at a home that he owns in Vermont.
To say the home was off the grid would be an understatement.
I'm happy with it.
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