What’s a Palantir? The Tech Industry’s Next Big I.P.O.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/technology/palantir-ipo.html
August 26, 2020 at 12:00PM

A tech start-up named for objects in “The Lord of the Rings” has become a major government contractor. But what it does is not easy to understand.