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The UK government awarded US data firm Palantir a £27 million contract off the back of a personal introduction.

The UK government awarded US data firm Palantir a £27 million contract off the back of a personal introduction.

A former head of MI6 introduced the chief executive of an American “spy-tech” firm to a senior government official a year before the two sides struck a £27 million deal.

S2 Episode 14: Europe’s Colonial Legacies Indonesia was the first country to proclaim its independence after the Second World War, setting in motion a significant chapter of post-colonial history by doing so. In his latest book,  Revolusi, Belgian cultural historian and prolific author David van Reybrouck examines the Dutch East Indies’ past and places it in a global context. A five-year project spanning over 200 interviews with living eyewitnesses, he tells Olga and Hugh why he undertook it, and how (spoiler alert: even the dating app Tinder helped him out). In both his new book and h...

The Cipher Daily Brief Get a daily rundown of the top security stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday with exclusive briefs and columns on what matters most to you and your organization. SIGN UP FOR The Free NewsletterSign up A New World of Global Security: A Briefing with Sir John Sawers February 17, 2021 The Newsletter The new COVID-19 national security world is one shaped by a host of national and global security issues that were impacted – both good and bad – by the global pandemic. That, in turn, has fundamentally changed the way governments and private sector companie...