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Alex Karp news
The gist
Palantir CEO Alex Karp set a 134% growth target and pressed AI firms on privacy.
The push lands as his Israel record and a college keffiyeh photo draw scrutiny.
How it unfolded
- Oct 2023After the Hamas attack on Israel, Palantir publicly backed Israel, saying on X that 'certain kinds of evil can only be fought with force.'
- Jan 2024Palantir signed a deal to give the Israeli government 'advanced technology in support of war-related missions,' executive vice president Josh Harris told Bloomberg.
- Aug 2026On the second-quarter earnings call, Karp said he is driving the business to grow at a rate equal to or above U.S. commercial growth for the next 18 months.