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Palantir wins £9M UK contract for firearms licensing

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Palantir has secured a £9 million contract to manage the UK's firearms licensing system. This decade-long deal will involve the company handling sensitive data related to firearms, explosives, and poisons for law enforcement agencies across England and Wales. The contract was awarded by the UK government, with Palantir reportedly beating out competitors like Accenture and NEC for the position. AI

IMPACT This contract highlights Palantir's role in government data infrastructure, potentially influencing how sensitive national data is managed.

RANK_REASON A government contract award to a significant AI-adjacent company for a sensitive data management system. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Palantir wins £9M UK contract for firearms licensing

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records

    Pips Accenture and NEC to bag decade-long deal for cops across England, Wales, and beyond

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