Michael Steinberger

So a lot of satellite data was being pulled in by the U.S.

military, along with intercepted Russian communications.

And the U.S.

military was able to say to the Ukrainians, OK, here's where there's a troop formation.

There's a general here.

If you fire a missile at these coordinates, you might be very happy with the results.

And Palantir's technology was instrumental to this and played a very significant role in enabling the Ukrainians to withstand the initial Russian assault.

It not only prompts a lot of concern, many people regard Palantir as possibly the most dangerous company in the world.

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.