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Process that attempts to determine the facts of a crime and circumstances
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| 2025 | Palantir was reported to be working closely with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to support mass deportation efforts under the Trump administration. |
| 2025 |
Murder trial of O. J. Simpson
The upcoming film The Juice is set to explore conspiracy theories purporting to exonerate Simpson of the murders.
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| 2024 | Palantir emerged as a 'Trump trade', focusing on enforcing immigration laws and profiting from federal spending on national security and immigration. |
| 2024 | Eoin Hayes, an Irish politician and former Palantir employee, was suspended by the Social Democrats party after misleading them about when he disposed of his Palantir shares. Hayes had previously worked for Palantir between 2015 and 2017. |
| 2024 | Palantir experienced 55% year-over-year growth in the U.S. commercial market during Q2, demonstrating significant expansion in the private sector beyond its origins as a defense contractor. |
| 2024 |
Murder trial of O. J. Simpson
After Simpson's death, his estate lawyer Malcolm LeVergne initially attempts to prevent the Brown and Goldman families from obtaining the money from the civil trial judgment, but later reverses this stance.
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| November 2024 |
First impeachment of Donald Trump
Adam Schiff would be elected to the Senate after 24 years in the House.
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| November 14 2024 | Palantir announced its stock listing transfer from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Global Select Market, effective November 26, 2024. |
| September 6 2024 | S&P Global announced Palantir would be added to the S&P 500 index, causing the company's share price to rise 14% the next trading day. |
| August 8 2024 | Palantir and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to deploy Palantir's product suite on Microsoft Azure Government clouds, resulting in a significant 10% increase in Palantir's stock price. |
| April 2024 | Medical professionals picketed at NHS England HQ, demanding an end to the contract with Palantir over its contracts with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). |
| January 2024 | Palantir entered into a strategic partnership with the Israel Defence Force (IDF), agreeing to provide services to assist the IDF's war-related missions. |
| January 2024 | As of early 2024, Palantir's ownership structure shows The Vanguard Group as the largest shareholder with 9.4% stake, followed by Peter Thiel with 7.2% and BlackRock with 4.7%. |
| 2023 | Ukrainian military begins receiving Skykit units, a portable toolbox supporting intelligence operations in adverse environments, with capabilities including ruggedized laptops, quadcopter drones, and satellite network connectivity. |
| 2023 | Palantir began offering five-day boot camps to help prospective customers onboard and develop AI prototypes using their Artificial Intelligence Platform. |
| 2023 | Palantir's sales breakdown showed a diverse revenue stream: 54.9% from government clients ($1.2 billion) and 45.1% from commercial clients ($1.0 billion). |
| December 2023 | Palantir's London office was targeted by pro-Palestine demonstrations after being awarded a large NHS data management contract. Protesters accused the company of being 'complicit' in war crimes due to its intelligence and surveillance services for the Israel Defence Force (IDF). |
| November 2023 | NHS England awarded Palantir a 7-year contract worth £330 million for a federated data platform, which was criticized by the British Medical Association, Doctors Association UK, and cybersecurity professionals. |
| April 2023 | Palantir launched its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), which integrates large language models into privately operated networks, demonstrating potential military and commercial applications with human-supervised AI interactions. |
| March 2023 | It was revealed that NHS hospitals were 'ordered' to share patient data with Palantir, prompting criticism from civil liberties groups and threats of legal action. |
| January 2023 | Peter Thiel, Palantir's founder, controversially called Britain's affection for the NHS 'Stockholm Syndrome' during a speech at the Oxford Union. |
| January 2023 | NHS England launched a £480m Federated Data Platform procurement, described as a 'must win' contract for Palantir. |
| 2022 | Indra Joshi, NHS England's former artificial intelligence chief, was recruited by Palantir as part of their expansion strategy. |
| 2022 | Palantir Foundry was used to administer the UK Homes for Ukraine program, providing local authority caseworkers access to data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. |
| December 2022 | The Times reports that Palantir's AI technology is being used by Ukraine to enhance artillery strike accuracy and effectiveness in the Russo-Ukrainian War. |
| November 2022 |
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Despite diplomatic challenges, the 2022 FIFA World Cup proceeded as planned in Qatar during November and December.
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| September 2022 |
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt collectively wrote a letter to FIFA requesting Qatar's replacement as 2022 FIFA World Cup host, alleging Qatar was a 'base of terrorism'.
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| February 2022 | Palantir CEO Alex Karp visits Ukraine, claiming to be the first CEO of a large U.S. company to do so after the Russian invasion. |
| 2021 | Bernard Madoff died of natural causes while in a federal prison hospital. |
| 2021 |
DNA evidence in the O. J. Simpson murder case
Defense attorney F. Lee Bailey died, remaining the only member of the defense team who continued to advocate for Simpson's innocence until his death.
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| 2021 |
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Qatar's annual GDP increased by 1.6% in the year the diplomatic crisis ended.
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| 2021 | A research article documented the effectiveness of criminal profiling, revealing that approximately 188 out of 243 cases were solved with the help of criminal profiling techniques. |
| 2021 |
Murder trial of O. J. Simpson
Metal Hammer published an article describing Body Count's song 'I Used to Love Her' as 'jaw-droppingly offensive'.
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| December 2021 |
SmartWater
Phil Cleary retired as CEO, completing the company integration process after Freshstream joined SmartWater.
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| September 2021 |
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Alena Douhan planned to present a final report to the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the Qatar diplomatic crisis.
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| June 2021 | Foxglove, a tech-justice nonprofit, launched a campaign against Palantir criticizing the company's contract history. |
| June 2021 | Palantir acquired a stake in Babylon Health, with CEO Ali Parsa highlighting the potential of Palantir's technology in transforming biology and healthcare sectors. |
| April 2021 |
SmartWater
The UK Government's Forensic Science Regulator's Codes of Practice become a lawful requirement.
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| April 30 2021 |
Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump
A motion to censure Mitt Romney by the Utah Republican Party was defeated during the state convention despite his vote to convict Trump in both of his impeachment trials.
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| March 2021 | Palantir for IBM Cloud Pak for Data became available for general use, aimed at helping businesses interpret and use large datasets without requiring advanced technical expertise. |
| March 16 2021 |
Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump
Lisa Murkowski was censured by the Alaska Republican Party for her vote to convict Donald Trump during the impeachment trial.
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| March 5 2021 | Palantir Technologies announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), optimizing their ERP Suite to run on AWS cloud infrastructure, with BP being a notable client using the suite. |
| February 2021 |
Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump
The Senate gave a standing ovation to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his actions during the riot.
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| February 15 2021 |
Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump
A Morning Consult/Politico poll taken after Donald Trump's acquittal indicated that 54% of GOP voters would vote for Trump in the 2024 Republican primary.
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| February 13 2021 |
Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump
The Senate voted 55–45 to allow both sides to subpoena witnesses for testimony and documents during Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, which was unexpected and led to a recess for discussions on next steps.
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| February 13 2021 |
Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump
The impeachment managers made their closing arguments during Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. Representative Jamie Raskin argued that Trump's 'dereliction of duty' was central to his incitement of insurrection, while Representative Joe Neguse made an emotional appeal to senators, warning of a 'dark future' if Trump was not convicted.
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