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 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,

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

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said in a recent interview that Trump is "brilliant" at rejecting ineffective paradigms and urged builders to do the same.