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Fighting Terrorism Online
When the founder of Pay-Pal and an aspiring social philosopher put their heads together back in 2004, a spy busting software called Palantir was born.
Palantir, whose name comes from the Lord of the Rings series, prides itself on its advanced technology that uses the Internet to sort through multiple sources of information to make connections that can link to terrorist threats. Alexander Karp and Peter Thiel (founder of Pay-Pal) were at first dismissed by their competitors for being a startup that wouldn’t get the attention of government sectors who favor long established companies.
Their lack of experience isn’t the only thing that sets Palantir apart from the rest. Palatir’s office atmosphere is definitely a dream to any working class American. The office is said to have an office-wide gaming system that allows employees to play Halo against each other at any given time. Also, the kitchen keeps any specifically requested items in-stock for its employees. They even hosted their own battle of the bands competition! … Sounds like Keystone, except way better.
The group that makes up Palantir is seen as a bunch of flighty, bean-bag-loving youngsters playing dress up in real business clothes. However, despite these opinions, a few agencies have adopted the technology, including the Pentagon and West Point. The company is also expanding at a remarkable rate. Palantir now has an office in Washington, DC, which has grown from having eight projects to having over fifty projects in the past two years.
It seems like those computer nerds really are good for something…
