This film takes a look behind the scenes — at the tech company, and its CEO, Alex Karp.
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Alongside Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Sam Altman, the CEO of Palantir is considered one of the most influential digital leaders.
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Like these better-known figures, US billionaire Alex Karp also stands to benefit from Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States.
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After all, Palantir has close ties to US authorities and intelligence services.
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In Germany, Karp is still relatively unknown. This, despite the fact that German police authorities also work with Palantir’s “Gotham” software. This successful yet controversial data analysis program specializes in bundling and visualizing large amounts of data for the purpose of information gathering and surveillance.
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“Gotham” can create profiles of individuals worldwide, using digital data analysis. The software supports intelligence agencies, the military and police authorities in the fight against terrorism.
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However, its use is controversial: data protectionists in Germany fear that sensitive police data could find its way to the USA. In addition, co-founder Peter Thiel has caused a stir on several occasions in the past with anti-democratic statements.
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The documentary provides exclusive insights into US entrepreneur Alex Karp and his mysterious and secretive company Palantir.
Broadcasting Hours:
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Part 1
THU 01.01.2026 – 01:15 UTC
THU 01.01.2026 – 04:15 UTC
FRI 02.01.2026 – 09:15 UTC
FRI 02.01.2026 – 16:15 UTC
FRI 02.01.2026 – 21:15 UTC
SAT 03.01.2026 – 19:15 UTC
SUN 04.01.2026 – 02:15 UTC
MON 05.01.2026 – 07:15 UTC
MON 05.01.2026 – 12:15 UTC
Part 2
THU 08.01.2026 – 01:15 UTC
THU 08.01.2026 – 04:15 UTC
FRI 09.01.2026 – 09:15 UTC
FRI 09.01.2026 – 16:15 UTC
FRI 09.01.2026 – 21:15 UTC
SAT 10.01.2026 – 19:15 UTC
SUN 11.01.2026 – 02:15 UTC
MON 12.01.2026 – 07:15 UTC
MON 12.01.2026 – 12:15 UTC
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