Alex Karp is CEO of Palantir Technologies, whose data analysis has helped fight terrorism. Here’s how he went from broke academic to billionaire CEO.

Palantir (PLTR) shares continued their downward spiral on Thursday, Feb. 20, dropping more than 5% and stoking concerns that one of retail traders’ most beloved tech picks may be losing steam. The decline adds to Wednesday’s 10% plunge — the stock’s worst single-day performance since May 2024 — after shares briefly touched an all-time high earlier

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It's like, there's this one issue where I might, and then you get boxed into, you cannot solve the problem. And then I would say, what is the biggest problem in this society? Biggest problem in this society from my perspective is legitimacy of our institutions.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) shares had a brutal day, sinking 10% during regular trading and tumbling another 5% after hours. Investors

Karp's comments on CNBC included an endorsement of Musk, stating, "I like Elon. He's obviously the most important builder in the world." Karp emphasized that the legitimacy of institutions is a critical issue facing modern society, and approved of the goals of the Department of Government Efficiency, an administration with significant ties to Musk.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp defended Western civilization in an interview with CNBC 'Squawk Box' co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin on Tuesday. "I think the West, as a notion and as a principle upon which it is executed,

Palantir CEO and Haverford College graduate Alex Karp thinks tech companies are lost, creating diversions for consumers instead of defending the nation,