Palantir Technologies Inc. and sometimes known colloquially as just Palantir, is an American technology and software development company specializing in data mining. Among some of the largest companies in the world, Palantir is best known for their intelligence gathering services, with the company involved in the development of law enforcement and intelligence gathering tools. Palantir has ties to the United States Intelligence Community, as well as the United States Department of Defense. Palantir was founded in 2003, named after the palantir crystal balls from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

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