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- Oct 22
Palantir's Europe chief says the continent must accept some US tech dependence
Louis Mosley, who runs Palantir in the UK and Europe, told Bloomberg on Thursday, 22 October, that the continent will have to accept some dependence on the United States, at least in the short term. He also said Europe depends even more heavily on China for industrial hardware.
- Oct 21
Bayeux Tapestry tickets: 230,000 in online queue as Hastings residents miss out
The British Museum put a second batch of Bayeux Tapestry tickets on sale on Wednesday, 21 October, with tens of thousands joining the online queue. Hastings residents say the phone system meant they could not get through for early access.
- Sep 24
Peter Thiel receives Axel Springer Award in Berlin as hundreds protest tech investor
Tech investor Peter Thiel received the Axel Springer Award in Berlin on 24 September 2026, using his acceptance speech to criticize media bias and urban rent controls while demonstrators protested outside.
- Jun 16
French spy agency DGSI to replace Palantir with local firm ChapsVision, citing digital sovereignty
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the switch on Tuesday, framing it as a necessary step to reduce strategic dependency on U.S. technology, following Washington's recent restriction of Anthropic's AI models for non-U.S. users.
