Palantir
Foundry, Gotham, AIP. Defense + commercial data platforms.
On the watchlist — 5.1k employees.
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
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source: PDL v25Hiring flow · Palantir
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- The Verge7d agoElon Musk broke the FAA — Palantir is picking up the pieces
Palantir is a significant subject positioned as beneficiary of FAA failures, but article focuses on Musk/DOGE's mismanagement.
- TechCrunchHeadline21d agoAfter killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’
Article is entirely about Palantir CEO's shareholder letter and record Q2 earnings results.
- TechCrunch26d agoForward-deployed engineers are the AI industry’s latest talent obsession
Palantir cited as inventor of FDE concept and major employer of FDEs; clients buy their tech to access FDE talent.
- CoinDesk29d agoNvidia forms 37-member AI security alliance without OpenAI, Anthropic or Google
Palantir listed as a member of the new Open Secure AI Alliance but not a central subject.
- The Verge29d agoNvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance — without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic
Named as a founding member of the Open Secure AI Alliance but not a central focus.
- Air & Space Forces1mo agoIn First, TRANSCOM Operationalized AI Agents to Support Epic Fury
Palantir's Maven Smart System is named as a tool TRANSCOM uses for data fusion during operations, but the article focuses on TRANSCOM's AI deployment, not Palantir.
- TechCrunch2mo agoWhat is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
Mentioned as a business-model reference point: Mistral follows Palantir's playbook of forward-deployed engineers for enterprise adoption.
- TechCrunch2mo agoAmazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic
Credited as pioneer of FDE model but not a primary subject; mentioned for context only.