Data as a Weapon: Insights into the Secrets of Palantir
"Handelsblatt"
November 23, 2025

Data analysis and visualization are key tools of the present and future, not only for real or potential cyber wars. Palantir offers this and is therefore one of the most closely watched companies in the world. Felix Holtermann and Thomas Jahn from the "Handelsblatt" succeeded in getting a glimpse inside Palantir. Objectively and impartially, they report on the software's capabilities, the company culture, its customers, and challenges. Only after this do they also quote German stakeholders with their positions. Their extensive text is a masterful piece of investigative journalism that makes Palantir's world truly understandable. The interview with Palantir CEO Alex Karp, published four weeks later, reveals (besides his controversial political views) additional fascinating insights into the company.