{"id":27474,"date":"2026-05-05T03:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/palantir-touts-record-expansion-and-battlefield-ai-value\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:04:35","slug":"palantir-touts-record-expansion-and-battlefield-ai-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/palantir-touts-record-expansion-and-battlefield-ai-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Palantir touts record expansion and \u2018battlefield\u2019 AI value"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>CEO Alex Karp has cast the surveillance giant as \u201csentinels of the inner sanctum, against the assault of AI slop\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"134\"><strong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"134\"><\/strong>Palantir Technologies reported a blowout first quarter, saying revenue rose 85% year-on-year to $1.63 billion as its US business more than doubled, driven by rapid growth across both commercial and government customers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"869\">The company said in its Q1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260503338048\/en\/Palantir-Reports-Q1-2026-U.S.-Revenue-Growth-of-104-YY-and-Revenue-Growth-of-85-YY-Raises-FY-2026-Revenue-Guidance-to-71-YY-Growth-and-U.S.-Comm-Revenue-Guidance-to-120-YY-Crushing-Consensus-Expectations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>, published on Monday, that US revenue jumped 104% to $1.28 billion, with commercial revenue up 133% to $595 million and government revenue up 84% to $687 million. The results beat Wall Street estimates, and the company also raised its full-year guidance, saying it now expects 2026 revenue of up to $7.66 billion, implying annual growth of around 71%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1053\">CEO Alex Karp, who has increasingly framed Palantir\u2019s AI tools as central to Western military and industrial power, said the <em>\u201ctwin pistons of our US business are now firing in sync.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Palantir reports Q1 \u201826 U.S. revenue growth of 104% Y\/Y and revenue growth of 85% Y\/Y; raises FY \u201926 revenue guidance to 71% Y\/Y growth and U.S. comm revenue guidance to 120% Y\/Y, crushing consensus expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Q1 U.S. commercial revenue grew 133% y\/y and adjusted operating\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSKl9BQ3HW\">pic.twitter.com\/eSKl9BQ3HW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Palantir (@PalantirTech) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PalantirTech\/status\/2051392965361181149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1377\"><em>\u201cWe believe it is not hyperbolic to say that nearly all AI workflows that actually create value \u2013 especially on the battlefield \u2013 are built on Palantir,\u201d<\/em> Karp wrote in an accompanying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palantir.com\/q1-2026-letter\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter<\/a> to shareholders, stating that the company <em>\u201cwas founded to strengthen US national security, to protect Americans and their freedom.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Alex Karp speaks at a discussion in Washington DC, April 30, 2025.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/638879-palantir-karp-technofascist-manifesto\/\">Wired for War: What\u2019s in Palantir\u2019s \u2018Technofascist\u2019 manifesto?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Palantir \u2013 named after the obsidian seeing-stones from J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s \u2018The Lord of the Rings\u2019, through which the dark lord Sauron keeps watch over his underlings \u2013 is a software company that primarily serves the defense and intelligence sectors.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2077\">Palantir\u2019s flagship product is a system called Gotham, which pulls together and analyzes satellite footage, human intelligence from the CIA, signals intelligence from the NSA, and other data that might otherwise take days to sift through.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2077\">Gotham and MOSAIC \u2013 another Palantir target-identification program that pulls digital data, including surveillance footage and IP addresses, from a target area \u2013 use AI to label the most effective targets for military strikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, speaks on a panel titled Power, Purpose, and the New American Century at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/638992-palantir-alex-karp-mein-ai\/\">Mein AI \u2013 Palantir\u2019s Alex Karp wants us to know he has big plans<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2364\">The US has acknowledged that it uses these programs to select targets in the war against Iran, but insists that humans make the final decision to fire. Abroad, Palantir\u2019s technology is used by the UK Defense Ministry, the Israel Defense Forces, and the Ukrainian military.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s earnings update came weeks after Palantir drew criticism for a 22-point manifesto summarizing themes from Karp\u2019s book \u2018The Technological Republic\u2019. The manifesto argued that Silicon Valley has an <em>obligation<\/em> to take part in national defense, that <em>\u201chard power\u201d<\/em> will be built on software, and that AI weapons are inevitable. Critics have called it a blueprint for <em>\u201ctechnofascism.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO Alex Karp has cast the surveillance giant as \u201csentinels of the inner sanctum, against the assault of AI slop\u201d Palantir Technologies reported a blowout first quarter, saying revenue rose 85% year-on-year to $1.63 billion as its US business more than doubled, driven by rapid growth across both commercial and government customers. 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