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Palantir Slack logs and staff interviews reveal internal debates over the company's ICE and DOD contracts during Trump's second term, its manifesto, and more (Makena Kelly/Ars Technica)

Makena Kelly / Ars Technica:
Palantir Slack logs and staff interviews reveal internal debates over the company's ICE and DOD contracts during Trump's second term, its manifesto, and more  —  It took just a few months of President Donald Trump's second term for Palantir employees to question their company's commitments to civil liberties.



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