Forbes temporarily pulls profile on Palantir’s – Business News
Forbes pulled a profile of three feminine leaders at Palantir hours after publishing it — allegedly due to the company’s work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sources advised The Post.
The story, “Inside Palantir’s AI Braintrust: Meet The Women Transforming Retail, Government And Defense,” had been within the works for over a month earlier than it was printed online final Thursday, sources stated.
It profiled three executives on the company: Anita Beveridge, Lauren Penneys and Shannon Clark and centered on “women inside the company driving impact across retail, the public sector and defense.”
Forbes stated it needed to incorporate commentary concerning the company’s contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to publish a story concerning the tech giant, sources stated. Getty Images for Forbes
However, it was taken down from Forbes’ web site shortly after being posted, a extremely uncommon transfer for the writer.
When Palantir — which has offered information analytics instruments to ICE since 2013 — requested why it had been eliminated they have been advised Forbes “needed to provide additional context,” sources stated.
Forbes then stated it needed to incorporate commentary concerning the company’s contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sources stated.
Sources stated Palantir was lastly advised the story was “too positive” and wouldn’t be reposted.
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, graced the duvet of the magazine in 2013. REUTERS
“Really? “What does it say when a story about women leading major organizations is deemed incomplete—unless it’s reframed around a political controversy they aren’t part of?,” One Palantir source famous. “Why is women’s leadership treated as contextual—something that needs justification or controversy—rather than a sufficient story on its own?”
However, it resurfaced on Monday with added commentary on Palantir’s relationship with ICE.
A paragraph on the prime now states, “Palantir commands headlines both for its technology sector performance and for controversy over its high-profile contracts — such as its work with US immigration enforcement, including ICE, which drew calls for cessation from Amnesty International and involvement in hot-button issues of surveillance, privacy and human rights.”
A Forbes spokesperson advised The Post the story had been pulled back for re-editing, and so as to add sourcing and context.
The story, “Inside Palantir’s AI Braintrust: Meet The Women Transforming Retail, Government And Defense,” had been within the works for over a month earlier than it was printed online final Thursday, sources stated. AFP through Getty Images
The spokesperson additionally identified Forbes covers Palantir “regularly and will continue to do so,” noting earlier articles and how CEO and co-founder Alex Karp was on the magazine’s cowl in 2013.
Leftist anti-ICE protesters have protested towards the company endeavor raids to arrest unlawful immigrants of their cities. The company makes use of Palantir’s technology to help them monitor these immigrants down.
Palantir lately received a $30 million contract in April 2025 to construct “ImmigrationOS,” an AI-powered surveillance platform that helps prioritize deportation targets and monitor immigration enforcement operations in close to real-time.
The company has been clear that it doesn’t own or sell personal information, however creates software program which allows corporations to handle and use information which they have already got.
