In a continued push to expand its business beyond the sometimes-controversial federal defense and intelligence contracts it's best-known for, $42 billion big data company Palantir is making a new push into industries including life sciences and manufacturing. That push comes in the form of new capabilities for Palantir Foundry, its product for the private sector, which will be showcased at a company event it calls Double Click on Wednesday.
Palantir is continuing its push into life sciences with customers like Merck and Sanofi, as the secretive data analysis firm expands beyond defense deals