Ukraine is using Palantir’s software for ‘targeting,’ the CEO says
By Jeffrey Dastin
PALO ALTO, Calif (Reuters) – Data analytics company Palantir is “responsible for most of the targeting in Ukraine,” Chief Executive Alex Karp said Wednesday, elaborating on the US company’s work with Kyiv since Russia’s invasion last year.
Its software helps Ukraine target, for instance, tanks and artillery, a Palantir spokesperson said.
The remarks are some of Karp’s most direct yet on how Palantir, which got its start two decades ago supporting US intelligence services, is aiding Ukraine’s war efforts.
Karp was the first head of a global business to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy following Russia’s February…