Paris, France, June 16, 2026 (AFP) - French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears

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France's government took a new step Tuesday in search of "strategic autonomy" for its intelligence services, announcing that it would ditch American AI giant Palantir's data sifting systems in favour of a domestic provider. The move comes as European governments are increasingly uneasy about relying on US-controlled technologies, with Washington squeezing access last week to the latest model from AI giant Anthropic. "We cannot accept new strategi......

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