Palantir Closes In on Controversial UK Health Data Contract https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-03/palantir-closing-in-on-a-... Palantir Technologies Inc., the data analysis firm co-founded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel and contracted by government intelligence agencies and military forces around the world, has emerged as the top pick for a contract to overhaul the UK’s National Health Service.