Category: Peter Thiel

I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselvesAndy Burnham faces a lot of big decisions. But one of the incoming prime...

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Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcareA battle is brewing in California over a plan to tax billionaires – with tech titans divided over whether they...

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The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him

Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his earHe got by with a little help from his friends. From British royalty to White House alumni, from a Silicon...

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Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than ArmageddonPeter Thiel, the...

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Ex-minister predicts ‘battle royale’ over US firm’s bid for NHS data contract

David Davis among cross-party MPs with privacy concerns over prospective Palantir dealA former cabinet minister has warned that there could be a “battle royale” over a £480m NHS data software contract sought by...

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