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Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News · 09/01/2025 05:03 EDT

Staff concerned over local authority’s AI contract with Palantir

Staff at Coventry City Council are concerned over a major AI contract handed by the local authority to controversial US tech giant Palantir, according to reporting from The Guardian. The American tech group co-founded by Trump-backer Peter Thiel provides software for numerous defence and governmental partners, however, the deal with Coventry, worth £500,000 a year, is ...

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