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NYC Hospitals Pay Palantir $4M to Quit Early as UK NHS Nightmare Unfolds

Nearly $4 million. That's what NYC's public hospitals handed Palantir since last fall, just to walk away from a contract laced with privacy red flags. Meanwhile, across the pond, the UK's NHS is sleepwalking into deeper ties with the same controversial AI player.

New York City hospital exterior with overlaid Palantir logo and UK NHS sign in background

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • NYC Health + Hospitals paid Palantir nearly $4M before non-renewal, citing in-house transition amid privacy fears.
  • UK NHS faces rollout delays over Palantir's £330M deal, with activists warning of re-identification risks and state abuses.
  • Palantir expands to UK finance watchdogs despite MP backlash, echoing its deep government entrenchment playbook.

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Sarah Chen
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Sarah Chen

AI research editor covering LLMs, benchmarks, and the race between frontier labs. Previously at MIT CSAIL.

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Originally reported by The Guardian - AI

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