Rishi Iyengar

State Department to Partner With Palantir, Anduril on Free Speech Initiative

A State Department program that would see defense tech companies Palantir and Anduril provide expertise on digital freedom-of-speech issues is raising eyebrows among some experts—even if it’s unclear specifically what Palantir and other partners involved would actually work on. Under the Freedom Tech Excellence Program, private-sector employees would work limited-term assignments at the U.S.