Thiel’s Palantir, Israel Agree Strategic Partnership for Battle Tech

  • US company will provide services for ‘war-related missions’
  • Agreement follows co-founders’ visit to Israel this week
Palantir CEO Alex Karp, center, with the head of Israel’s Directorate of Defense Research & Development Daniel Gold, center right, and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, second right.

Source: Palantir Technologies Inc.

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Palantir Technologies Inc., the data analysis firm that provides militaries with artificial intelligence models, has agreed to a strategic partnership with the Israeli Defense Ministry to supply technology to help the country’s war effort.

The agreement followed a Thursday meeting between Israeli defense officials and Palantir co-founders Peter Thiel and Alex Karp in Tel Aviv, according to Executive Vice President Josh Harris, who was also in attendance.