ai surveillance, coles, palantir, profits, supermarket, woolworths

The Secret Sauce of Coles’ and Woolworths’ Profits: High-Tech Surveillance and Control

Coles and Woolworths, the supermarket chains that together control almost two-thirds of the Australian grocery market, are facing unprecedented scrutiny. One recent inquiry, commissioned by the Australian Council of Trade Unions and led by former Australian Consumer and Competition Commission chair Allan Fels, found the pair engaged in unfair pricing practices; an ongoing Senate inquiry ...

Troy Oakes

Dairy shelves at a supermarket.

Solving the Supermarket: Why Coles Just Hired U.S. Defense Contractor Palantir

What does the Australian supermarket chain Coles have in common with the CIA? As of last week, both are clients of Palantir Technologies, a U.S. tech company “focused on creating the world’s best user experience for working with data.” In a three-year deal, Coles plans to deploy Palantir’s tools across more than 840 supermarkets to ...

Troy Oakes

A Coles supermarket.

Palantir Lashes Out at Silicon Valley Ahead of NYSE Listing

Palantir Technologies recently released its prospectus ahead of its IPO, aiming to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (under symbol PLTR) starting September 23. In a letter written to investors, CEO Alex Karp ripped apart Silicon Valley for what he believes is their unpatriotic behavior and stressed that his company will strongly stand ...

Jack Roberts

How the U.S. Uses Palantir Surveillance Technology to Track Undocumented Families

Palantir Technologies is a company from California that specializes in big data analysis. Founded by Peter Thiel, the company has been the center of controversy for selling software that allows the U.S. administration to track undocumented families. Tracking people Palantir’s law enforcement tools allow any U.S. investigator, detective, or agent to access information on an ...

Jack Roberts

Palantir Technologies.

Palantir: The World’s Most Powerful Data Collection and Analysis Tool

When the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke out, many people first heard the name Palantir Technologies. And that is surprising since the company literally offers one of the world’s most powerful tools for data collection and analysis. Palantir Technologies Palantir remains a very secretive company and was named so by its founder Peter Thiel after the ...

Nspirement Staff

Palantir logo.