A former Palantir employee turned whistleblower has exposed the company’s deep entanglement with authoritarian surveillance, militarised AI, and the Trump administration—warning that its technologies, from Gaza to the NHS, are driving a dangerous global shift towards data-driven oppression and unchecked state power.

The U.S. State Department has abruptly halted funding for global mine-clearing programs, including critical operations in Ukraine and Southeast Asia, citing a review of foreign aid priorities under the Trump administration.