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              Peter Thiel

              • Friday, 4 September, 2020
                News in-depthPalantir Technologies Inc
                Wall Street has never seen a company like Palantir

                Controversial and heavily lossmaking, the consultant and maker of surveillance software is going public

              • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
                Due Diligence
                Spac roulette: billionaires’ new favourite pastime Premium content

                The structure now seems perfectly comfortable going for highly speculative companies

              • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
                Palantir Technologies Inc
                Palantir files for stock market listing

                Data analytics group submits registration documents with SEC for long-awaited flotation

                Palantir is known for its closely guarded work with government contractors and national security organisations
              • Friday, 6 September, 2019
                Henry Mance
                We are all enrolled on Donald Trump’s MBA course

                Mike Pence’s Irish visit leaves him in danger of failing the latest module

                Trump International Golf Course, owned by US President-elect Donald Trump, is pictured from the beach at Doughmore bay, near Doonbeg, on the west coast of Ireland, on December 2, 2016. Even in Doonbeg, however, the tenure of US President-elect Donald Trump has created tensions, mainly over a proposed 2.8-kilometre long, 4.5-metre high coastal wall the public beach adjoining his property to protect the golf course from winter storms. / AFP / PAUL FAITH / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Douglas Dalby (Photo credit should read PAUL FAITH/AFP/Getty Images)
              • Thursday, 16 August, 2018
                Henry Mance
                New Zealand slams the door on Silicon Valley

                Tech gurus may have to rethink their apocalypse insurance

                Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal Inc., speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. Thiel, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Donald Trump supporter, endorsed him at the Republican National Convention and is planning to donate $1.25 million to Trump's campaign. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
              • Tuesday, 17 July, 2018
                FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
                Further reading
              • Friday, 2 February, 2018
                Global migration
                British and US migrants flock to New Zealand

                Immigration surges after Brexit vote and Trump election shocks

                People at Wellington waterfront, north island of New Zealand
              • Sunday, 10 December, 2017
                World
                New Zealand looks to ban foreigners from buying houses

                Proposals to tackle homeless crisis could make nation a global test case

                WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 09: A general view of houses in the suburb of Churton Park on April 9, 2016 in Wellington, New Zealand. Increased demand for property in Wellington has seen house prices increase by 7.5 per cent in the past year. The average value of a house in the Wellington region is now $491,236, up 3.1 per cent over the past three months. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
              • Friday, 1 December, 2017
                ReviewSpecial Report
                Book review: The-Know-It-Alls by Noam Cohen — hostile view of free speech

                A study of the ‘powerful uber-confident men’ who shaped the Web

                American actor Richard Kiel (as a Kanamit) (right) salutes an earthling in a scene from the 'To Serve Man' episode of 'The Twilight Zone,' March 2, 1962. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
              • Wednesday, 29 November, 2017
                FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
                Further reading
              • Friday, 17 November, 2017
                FT AlphavilleIzabella Kaminska
                On the (non) viability of start-up islands
              • Wednesday, 16 August, 2017
                US & Canadian companies
                PayPal defends policy after report that hate groups used its services
              • Monday, 10 July, 2017
                US & Canadian companies
                Deutsche Börse buys into Soros-backed bond trading platform

                NY-based Trumid has also previously raised money from venture capitalist Peter Thiel

                Traders work in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 4 2010
              • Tuesday, 6 June, 2017
                Special ReportCentral and Eastern Europe: Technology and Innovation
                The Danube Valley: central Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley

                Flying cars, cyber security and mobile apps are winning global recognition

                Slovakia's Pixel Federation develops the Train Station Facebook game
              • Monday, 29 May, 2017
                John Thornhill
                Competition is not for losers — even in the digital era

                The ‘winner takes all’ business model is not the best match for our digital futures

                MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: The new Google logo is displayed at the Google headquarters on September 2, 2015 in Mountain View, California. Google has made the most dramatic change to their logo since 1999 and have replaced their signature serif font with a new typeface called Product Sans. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
              • Thursday, 2 February, 2017
                Robert Shrimsley
                Bunker building for the end of civilisation: a survivalist diary

                Retreat by all means but don’t give up the chopper

                A beachscape image on a Taranaki beach
              • Wednesday, 1 February, 2017
                World
                Peter Thiel’s secret New Zealand citizenship sparks backlash

                Trump-backing tech investor gained passport despite not meeting usual residency rules

                PayPal Inc. Co-Founder Peter Thiel Interview...Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 Interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. EBay Inc.'s PayPal service will start accepting bitcoins, opening up the world s second-biggest Internet payment network to virtual currency transactions. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
              • Sunday, 27 November, 2016
                Jonathan MargolisJonathan Margolis
                Silicon Valley’s techies would make terrible politicians

                Beyond philanthropy, the digerati will bid for real power – and things will get ugly

              • Saturday, 12 November, 2016
                US presidential election
                Silicon Valley frets over foreign worker crackdown

                Trump has warned H-1B visas are being used to bring cheap labour to the US

                ERDDDH Apple Inc. campus and headquarters, Cupertino CA
              • Friday, 11 November, 2016
                US presidential election
                Tech elite discovers it may need Peter Thiel

                Investor was shunned for supporting Trump but is now a key conduit for his industry

                Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley investor who co-founded PayPal, talks to students during his visit to the 42 school campus in Paris, France, February 24, 2016. Thiel is helping wrestler Hulk Hogan bankroll his lawsuit against Gawker Media, according to a report in Forbes. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/File Photo
              • Friday, 11 November, 2016
                US presidential election
                Trump picks Pence to lead new transition team

                President-elect says he may retain Obamacare provisions as family take advisory roles

                President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
              • Friday, 11 November, 2016
                US politics & policy
                Pence in, Christie out as head of Trump’s transition team
              • Wednesday, 2 November, 2016
                US & Canadian companies
                Gawker reaches $31m settlement with Hulk Hogan

                Deal ends legal battle that was financed by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel

                ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH 08: NY POST OUT Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan, takes the oath in court during his trial against Gawker Media at the Pinellas County Courthouse on March 8, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bollea is taking legal action against Gawker in a USD 100 million lawsuit for releasing a video of him having sex with his best friend's wife. (Photo by John Pendygraft-Pool/Getty Images)
              • Wednesday, 19 October, 2016
                US presidential election
                Facebook chief defends Peter Thiel over Trump support

                Zuckerberg says network welcomes diversity of opinion as he stands by board member

                Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley investor who co-founded PayPal, talks to students during his visit to the 42 school campus in Paris, France, February 24, 2016. Thiel is helping wrestler Hulk Hogan bankroll his lawsuit against Gawker Media, according to a report in Forbes. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/File Photo
              • Thursday, 29 September, 2016
                US & Canadian companies
                AI is ‘Next Big Thing’ to worry about

                Groups’ initiative to get to grips with troubling issues of artificial intelligence is necessary

                Montage of The Nokia Oyj Lumia Icon smartphone displaying the Cortana application on screen Amazon Echo Apple Siri
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