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· collected 2026-08-04 · by Caolán Magee
Palantir Technologies, an AI and data analytics giant, reported a 93% year-over-year revenue growth to $1.94 billion in its second quarter, sending shares up over 14%. The company's US commercial revenue grew 149%, while revenue from its US government business rose 90% to $809 million. Despite criticism over its ties to the US and Israeli governments, Palantir has secured major contracts with these countries, including a $323m contract with the UK's Ministry of Defence. Palantir CEO Alex Karp attributed the company's success to "demand for AI sovereignty" and said that its business is compounding at an unprecedented rate.
Written by the local model on 2026-08-21,
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Story summary
Palantir, the US artificial intelligence and data analytics giant founded in 2003 by Alex Karp and Peter Thiel, has reported significant growth despite criticism over its ties to the Israeli government. The company's revenue for the second quarter was $1.94 billion, a 93% increase from the previous year, with commercial customers and government agencies driving demand. Palantir has expanded its work with the Israeli military, opening an office in Israel in 2015 and signing a "strategic partnership" with Israel in January 2024. The company's growth comes as it faces mounting criticism over its role in artificial intelligence and warfare, as well as concerns about its close ties to Western governments. Despite this, Palantir's shares rose by more than 14% after the announcement.
Written for “Palantir's Surging Business” on 2026-08-31,
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Why this leaning score
The article uses neutral language to report on Palantir's financial results, but frames the company's growth as 'otherworldly' and quotes its CEO Alex Karp in a way that emphasizes his enthusiasm for the company's trajectory. However, the article also provides critical information about Palantir's ties to governments and military agencies, including its role in President Trump's immigration crackdown and its support for Israel's military campaigns in Gaza. The overall tone suggests a cautious or neutral perspective on Palantir's activities.
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Leaning score +0.55 for article 365 · logged 2026-08-04
United States artificial intelligence and data analytics giant Palantir Technologies has reported “otherworldly” quarterly results, sending its shares more than 14 percent higher in after-hours trading, as its growth shows no signs of slowing despite mounting criticism over its close ties to the US and Israeli governments and concerns about its growing role in artificial intelligence and warfare.
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growth → report → intelligence
Palantir Technologies reported a revenue of $1.94bn for the second quarter, up 93 percent from a year earlier, and raised its forecast annual revenue to between $8.15bn and $8.158bn, up from $7.65bn to $7.662bn earlier.
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Technologies → report → 7.662bn
It said strong demand from both commercial customers and government agencies drove the surge.
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demand → say → surge
Why Palantir’s pro-West ‘manifesto’ has critics alarmed
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critics → have → ?
Unpacking the UK’s trust issues with Palantir
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Burnham → unpack → Palantir
“This quarter was otherworldly: our US commercial revenue grew 149 percent year-over-year, our overall revenue grew 93 percent year-over-year,” Chief Executive Alex Karp said.
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Karp → grow → year
“Demand for AI sovereignty has now been unleashed.”
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Demand → unleash → sovereignty
In a letter to shareholders, Karp wrote: “Our business is compounding at a rate and scale that we have never before witnessed.”
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we → write → that
Palantir holds multibillion-dollar contracts with US government agencies, including the US Army.
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Palantir → hold → Army
Revenue from its US government business rose 90 percent year on year to $809m, even as the company has faced growing opposition over its role in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, which critics say has resulted in unlawful deportations and killings.
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critics → rise → deportations
Founded in 2003 by technology entrepreneurs including Karp and multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, Palantir opened its first office in Israel in 2015 and has since expanded its work with the Israeli military.
Following what Palantir described as a “strategic partnership” with Israel in January 2024, the company significantly expanded its operations supporting Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and operations in the occupied West Bank.
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company → found → Bank
According to Open Intel, a platform tracking corporate involvement in the genocidal war on Gaza, Palantir has actively recruited former members of Israel’s elite Unit 8200 cyberintelligence division.
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Palantir → accord → division
The group says Palantir’s software integrates intercepted communications, satellite imagery and other datasets to help generate military targeting lists for Israeli forces.
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software → say → forces
In a statement to Al Jazeera earlier this year, Palantir UK reiterated the company’s support for Israel.
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UK → reiterate → Israel
The company has also secured major contracts with the United Kingdom’s government.
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company → secure → government
In January, the UK’s Ministry of Defence awarded Palantir a $323m (240-million-pound) contract.
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Ministry → award → contract
A separate $444m (330-million-pound) NHS contract awarded in November 2023 has also attracted criticism, with campaigners raising concerns about the handling of sensitive health data and the heavy redaction of contract documents.
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campaigners → award → documents
Palantir has also faced scrutiny over its vision for the future of artificial intelligence.
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Palantir → face → intelligence
In The Technological Republic, a recent book co-authored by Karp and the company’s head of corporate affairs, Nicholas W Zamiska, the authors argue that technology companies have a responsibility to build advanced military AI capabilities.
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companies → co → capabilities
Critics have described the philosophy as a form of “techno-fascism”.
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Critics → describe → fascism
Al Jazeera has contacted Palantir for comment.
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Jazeera → contact → comment
