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Palantir in July 2026: The Sovereign AI Quarter Arrives
Palantir's biggest July in years: the NVIDIA sovereign AI deal, Pro-Code Agents, Global Branching expansion, three major AIP model additions, and the…
The FDE Guide to the First 90 Days of a Foundry Project
An ex-Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer's guide to the first 90 days of a Foundry deployment. What actually happens, what to push back…
The Smartest Person in the Room Shouldn’t Lead Your Foundry Deployment (Usually)
When companies stand up Foundry, the reflex is to put the smartest engineer in charge. It feels safe. It usually isn't. Here's…
Foundry Got Boring in May. That’s the Whole Point.
May 2026 wasn't the month of flashy AI demos. It was the month Palantir shipped the boring infrastructure that makes serious enterprise…
Foundry’s Global Branching Just Went GA. Most Teams Will Quietly Need It.
Foundry's Branching just went GA as Global Branching. Same idea, bigger scope. Here's why this matters more than the branding suggests and…
Palantir’s April: The Month Power Started Shifting to Users
USDA, IRS, Stellantis, AIP Evals, Email Media Sets, and a Startup Fellowship cohort worth watching. Here's what April actually meant for Palantir's…
Everyone’s an FDE Now. Most of Them Shouldn’t Be.
The term FDE gets thrown around a lot. Most people using it are developers who happen to work in Foundry. Here's what…
AIP Analyst: Your Workflow Assistant Is About to Hit Everyone’s Ontology
AIP Analyst goes generally available the week of April 13 and it changes who can actually use Foundry. Here's what it does,…
Palantir’s March Was Loud. Here’s What Actually Matters.
AIPCon 9, a $300M savings claim in 6 weeks, a CTO on a media tour, and a recruiting post with 1.1 million…
Foundry Wants You to Talk to It Now
Palantir shipped a wave of releases in March, and the biggest one is an AI agent that builds your pipelines for you.…