Свежие новости и отзывы о Palantir

Turns out there is a link between Peter Thiel’s secretive big data analytics firm, Palantir, and Cambridge Analytica — the political consulting firm at the center of the current Facebook data misuse scandal. Facebook responds to data misuse Starting in 2013, the New York Times reports that a UK-based Palantir employee worked with Cambridge Analytica — going […]... →

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Студенческая команда с проектом по раздаче интернета на смарт-контрактах Wafer выиграла главный приз $50 тысяч на хакатоне по разработке блокчейн-проектов BlockchainHack, который проходил с 1 по 2 июля в Москве. Об этом Firrma сообщили организаторы хакатона.   На участие в конкурсе подали заявки 45 команд из разных городов России. Из них эксперты отобрали 27 команд для участия в соревновании.  Программисты должны были за два дня создать работающий прототип блокчейн-проекта. До финальных питчей добрались 25 ... →

Фонд председателя совета директоров Mail.Ru Group Дмитрия Гришина – Grishin Robotics стал лид-инвестором раунда A компании Wonder. Об этом Firrma сообщили в пресс-службе фонда. Общая сумма сделки составила $14 млн. Среди прочих инвесторов – корпорация TCL, фонды 8VC, Moonshots Capital и несколько бизнес-ангелов ангелов, включая международных футбольных звезд Жерара Пике и Неймара, а также певицу Шакиру.  Стартап разрабатывает новую мобильную экосистему для геймеров. Ранее в Wonder инвестировали основатель S... →

Addepar, the provider of data collection and monitoring services for the financial industry (it’s Palantir’s somewhat less ethically compromised cousin), has raised a whopping $140 million in its latest round of funding. The company’s financing, which likely makes it a unicorn if it wasn’t already (company chief executive Eric Poirier refused to comment on the… Read More... →

OpenDoor, Oscar Health, Palantir and now Merlon Intelligence. Bradford Cross, founder of the venture capital firm Data Collective is joining the ranks of VCs who have caught the entrepreneurship bug, abandoning a cushy lifestyle for one with considerably more volatility. His latest startup, Merlon Intelligence, services banks, helping them cut down on risk and put a stop to money laundering. Read More... →

Palantir has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor over a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against Asian people in the company’s hiring and selection processes for engineering roles. As part of the agreement, Palantir will pay $1.7 million in back wages and other types of monetary relief, like stock value options, to those affected. Palantir will also extend… Read More... →

A new report by the Intercept provides some compelling specifics on collaboration between Palo Alto’s secretive big data shop Palantir and the intelligence agencies that it keeps on its client roster. While some broad strokes are known about Palantir’s relationship with spy agencies, the finer points seldom see daylight. That guarantee of secrecy that no doubt aids the… Read More... →

The hot air around young and savvy tech startups is not going anywhere, despite dark prophecies that saw 2016 as the “winter is coming” year. Snapchat and Airbnb are warming up on the sidelines of an IPO, BuzzFeed, Palantir and Uber are snatching hundreds of millions of dollars every couple of months and young startups with no revenues and almost no users raise tens of millions… Read More... →

Silicon Valley is no stranger to protests against tech companies. But it’s unusual when the tech workers themselves protest tech. Such was the case this morning in front of Palantir headquarters in Palo Alto where 50 people in the tech community came out in the pouring rain to demand the data mining startup take a firm stand against the makings of a Muslim registry. The organizers… Read More... →

Merck, the German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company, is teaming up with Silicon Valley’s highest-profile data and analysis software company, Palantir, to more quickly develop new drugs and, hopefully, improve patient outcomes. The idea at the start is for the companies to partner on three of Merck’s business sectors: healthcare, life sciences, and performance… Read More... →

Nationally, bars today lose billions of dollars from improperly managed alcohol inventory. These losses add up quickly a result of oversized pours, spills and even theft. Nectar, a stealth connected device startup operating out of a Palo Alto dentists office (of all places), just locked down a $4.55 million seed funding round from the likes of Joe Lonsdale (8VC + Palantir), Lior Susan… Read More... →

Palantir — that $20 billion secretive outfit that provides government, finance, healthcare and other organizations with analytics, security and other data management solutions — has raised another $20 million in funding, according to a new SEC filing. It’s a relatively modest amount for the company. In its last fundraising, in December 2015, Palantir closed off… Read More... →

Palantir Technologies has come out and said that it did not discriminate against Asian people, Fortune reports. This comes after the U.S. Department of Labor sued the company for alleged racial discrimination against Asian people in its hiring and selection process. According to the DOL’s suit, Palantir allegedly used a hiring process that discriminated against Asian applicants for… Read More... →

DJI releases its new drone, the Mavic Pro, Nissan builds a line-waiting chair that automatically moves you in line, the Department of Labor sues Palantir Technologies, Cogenra and Khosla Ventures are suing SolarCity, and Elon Musk gave a keynote speech about becoming a multi-planetary species. All this on Crunch Report. Read More... →

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Palantir Technologies, the software and data analysis company contracted by the federal government, for alleged racial discrimination against Asian people in its hiring and selection processes. The aim of the lawsuit is to put an end to Palantir‘s alleged discriminatory hiring practices, according to a release the Department of Labor put out today.… Read More... →

Uber, Dropbox, Airbnb, Palantir, Twitter и другие компании вошли в новый альянс Vendor Security Alliance (VSA), который поможет интернет-компаниям стандартизировать решения и обмениваться опытом в области кибербезопасности. Об этом говорится в сообщении Uber.... →

Sourcery Technologies Inc. has raised $5 million in venture funding for software that helps restaurateurs and corporate kitchens order from vendors, keep track of their inventory and expenses, and figure out the appropriate prices for different ingredients. Marker LLC led Sourcery’s new round joined by Steadfast Venture Capital and the company’s earlier backers including Palantir… Read More... →

Венчурный фонд Flint Capital, основанный Дмитрием Смирновым, вложил $1 млн в израильскую компанию Epistema, разрабатывающая программное обеспечение в области аналитических решений для военно-стратегической сферы, сферы финансов и кибербезопасности. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде. Средства пойдут на укрепление позиций компании в работе с ключевыми клиентами из финансового и государственного секторов в Израиле и США, а также на подготовку к А раунду в конце 2016 года. Epistema уже используется несколькими ве... →

Palantir acquires Silk, Abundant Robotics has built robots that pick apples, Adidas is building a robot factory to build shoes, and Berkeley Labs is building mini robots to map the galaxy, Macbook Pro could have a second screen and Touch ID, the White House’s new messenger bot lets citizens send messages to the president, Elon Musk wants to build solar roofs. All this on Crunch Report. Read More... →