New book offers glimpse inside world of controversial tech firm Palantir and its CEO
Podcast: PBS News Hour - SegmentsPublished On: Sat Jan 10 2026
Description: Palantir Technologies is one of the most secretive and powerful companies in Silicon Valley. It develops software that can quickly analyze massive amounts of data, used by government agencies, the military and major corporations. Ali Rogin speaks with Michael Steinberger, author of the new book "The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir and the Rise of the Surveillance State," for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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