{"id":8763,"date":"2026-08-05T04:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8763"},"modified":"2026-08-05T04:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:22:25","slug":"palantir-ceo-alex-karp-slams-silicon-valley-rivals-who-he-says-dont-support-the-us-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8763","title":{"rendered":"Palantir CEO Alex Karp slams Silicon Valley rivals who he says don&#8217;t support the US military"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132853438,imgsize-34506,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/palantir-ceo-alex-karp.jpg\" alt=\"Palantir CEO Alex Karp slams Silicon Valley rivals who he says don't support the US military\" title=\"Palantir CEO\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"0\"\/>Palantir delivered one of its strongest quarters yet, with revenue surging 93% year-over-year to $1.94 billion, well above analyst expectations of $1.801 billion. Net income came in at $1.1 billion, or 41 cents per share, topping Wall Street\u2019s estimate of 35 cents.<!-- --> Investors responded positively, sending shares up more than 14% in after-hours trading. According to a report by Fortune, on the earnings call, Palantir CEO Alex Karp appeared jubilant, pounding his pen on the table and taking aim at unnamed Silicon Valley AI rivals who he said \u2018eat vegetables\u2019 and don\u2019t support the US military. \u201cObviously, we are loving these results and loving what they mean for our customers and, broadly speaking, the West,\u201d Karp said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Palantir closed 220 deals worth at least $1 million<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>US growth is driving results as Palantir closed 220 deals worth at least $1 million in the quarter, including 98 deals above $5 million and 73 above $10 million. The US commercial revenue increased by 149%, while government revenue claimed 90%. The company has also raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to between $8.150 billion and $8.158 billion, up from its earlier outlook of $7.182 billion to $7.198 billion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"23311899\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"AI-sovereignty\" source=\"keywords\">AI sovereignty<\/keyword> vs frontier models<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Palantir executives emphasised that customers are choosing \u201cAI sovereignty\u201d over dependency on off-the-shelf frontier models from rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic. Chief revenue officer Ryan Taylor said clients are going deeper with Palantir \u201cwith greater urgency and conviction than I\u2019ve ever seen before.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Palantir CEO Alex Karp wants everyone to get serious and admit that AI models are dangerous<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>A recent report revealed that Palantir CEO feels that the debate around artificial intelligence (AI) should shift from hype to its real-world risks. <!-- -->He has recently argued that people need to acknowledge that AI models are &#8220;dangerous&#8221;. His comments come days after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested the industry is now &#8220;in the singularity&#8221; following a security breach involving one of the company&#8217;s AI agents.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Speaking to Fox Business, Karp stopped short of endorsing Altman&#8217;s assessment but said the incident shows why the industry needs to take AI risks more seriously. He said, &#8220;There are dangers. We are going to end up having to regulate AI&#8221;, while adding that he hopes the US does not adopt a regulatory approach as restrictive as Europe&#8217;s.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/in-the-quarter-palantir-delivered-one-of-its-strongest-results-yet-ceo-alex-karp-slams-silicon-valley-rivals-who-he-says-eat-vegetables-and-dont-support-the-us-military\/articleshow\/132853449.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palantir delivered one of its strongest quarters yet, with revenue surging 93% year-over-year to $1.94 billion, well above analyst expectations of $1.801 billion. Net income came in at $1.1 billion, or 41 cents per share, topping Wall Street\u2019s estimate of 35 cents. Investors responded positively, sending shares up more than 14% in after-hours trading. 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