Palantir Technologies Inc. is a public American company that specializes in software platforms for big data analytics. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, it was founded by Peter Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Joe Lonsdale, and Alex Karp in 2003. The company's name is derived from The Lord of the Rings where the magical palantíri were "seeing-stones," described as indestructible balls of crystal used for communication and to see events in other parts of the world.
The company has three main projects: Palantir Gotham, Palantir Foundry, and Palantir Apollo. Palantir Gotham is an intelligence and defense tool used by militaries and counter-terrorism analysts. Its customers included the United States Intelligence Community (USIC) and United States Department of Defense.
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Peter Andreas Thiel (born 11 October 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook. As of July 2024, Thiel had an estimated net worth of US$11.2 billion and was ranked 212th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Gay lover Jeff Thomas, age 35, Murdered March 8, 2023.
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Model and influencer Jeff Thomas has died. He was 35.
A Miami Police Department spokesperson told PEOPLE that officers found Thomas' body on the afternoon of March 8 at an apartment building in Miami. He died of an apparent suicide they said, noting the case is still open.
The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner said that a cause of death has not yet been determined.
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