Palantir-Lumen AI Deal Sparks Stock Rally – CEO Warns of “Arms Race”
Palantir and Lumen Forge a New AI Infrastructure Alliance On Oct. 23, Palantir Technologies and Lumen Technologies unveiled a “multi-year, multi-million-dollar” strategic partnership to fuse Palantir’s AI/data platform with Lumen’s high-speed networking. According to the official release, the alliance will help enterprises “deploy AI faster and more securely” by combining Palantir’s Foundry/AIP software with Lumen’s next-generation “Connectivity Fabric” businesswire.com. Bloomberg News had reported Lumen would spend over $200 million on Palantir software aimmediahouse.com reuters.com, making this one of Palantir’s largest commercial deals to date. In a joint Fox Business interview, Palantir CEO Alex Karp stressed the national security stakes: “We’re in