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What Does Palantir Actually Do?

In response to a detailed request for comment from WIRED, Palantir spokesperson Lisa Gordon said in a statement that the company is “proud to support the US government,...

Peter Thiel is utterly wrong about Alzheimer’s

The New York Times ran a lengthy interview this morning between columnist Ross Douthat and venture capitalist and PayPal founder Peter Thiel. There's a reason it was published...

How Peter Thiel’s Relationship With Eliezer Yudkowsky Launched the AI Revolution

Two members of the Extropian community, internet entrepreneurs Brian and Sabine Atkins—­who met on an Extropian mailing list in 1998 and were married soon after—­were so taken by...

Microsoft and Palantir partner to sell AI to government agencies

Microsoft is teaming up with secretive data analytics company Palantir, which has been accused of (among other wretched acts) enabling the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to...

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Pentagon will reportedly award SpaceX a $2 billion contract to help develop the ‘Golden Dome’

SpaceX will reportedly receive a $2 billion contract to develop satellites for the US government, according to the . The WSJ's report detailed...

What to read this weekend: A deep dive into humankind’s search for alien life

This book was so much fun!! Science journalist Becky Ferreira approaches the topic of alien life and humankind's enduring obsession with it in...

Ayaneo’s first smartphone could have physical shoulder buttons

Ayaneo is breaking into the competitive smartphone market with its latest offering, but it's hoping to attract the mobile gamers out there. In...

Italy will be the latest country to require age verification for porn sites

Later this month, Italian citizens will have one extra step to go through before getting on porn sites. On Friday, Italy's regulatory agency...