Palantir Stock Surges After Announcing Record Earnings
Palantir Technologies saw its shares surge nearly 8% in late trading Monday after the data analytics group announced record quarterly results, according to Fortune. CEO Alex Karp, in what Fortune described as his "trademark outspoken style," proclaimed on the earnings call that Palantir is "an n of 1 in the artificial intelligence software market." He argued that Palantir's results would be "stellar, unusual, and sublime" for a company at this stage of development. Investors cheered the company's faster growth, fatter margins, and a revenue outlook that crushed consensus expectations, prompting a sharp rebound in the stock after a stumbling start to the year, Fortune reported.
Epstein Files Reveal Peter Thiel's Connections
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel appears over 2,200 times in the latest batch of files released by the Department of Justice related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Wired. The records demonstrate how Epstein cultivated an extensive network of wealthy and influential figures in Silicon Valley. Thiel continued to interact with Epstein between 2014 and 2017, even after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea for solicitation of prostitution and of procurement of minors to engage in prostitution, Wired reported. The files show that Thiel arranged to meet with Epstein several times during that period.
Kushner's 'New Gaza' Plan Unveiled
Jared Kushner's vision for Gaza includes loft-style apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows, an off-shore oil and gas rig, advanced industrial zones, and park-lined neighborhoods, according to NPR. Palestinians say Kushner's plan erases what's left of their homes, NPR reported.
Minnesota Olympians Speak Out Against Federal Agents
As the Winter Olympics are set to open this Friday in Italy, some American athletes, including several from Minnesota, have spoken out about the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement tactics in the wake of the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis, according to NPR. Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins of Afton, Minnesota, is among those who have voiced their concerns, NPR reported.
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