The palantíri are just some of the many mystical objects described in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, but their origins can be tracked across the books to determine their true powers and ...

Well, in the books the Palantir only communicate with each ... and one that continues to trip up fans. For more Lord of the Rings coverage — including all of the latest Lord of the Rings news ...

Ok, so what does Palantir's software do? Palantir, named after the seeing stones in The Lord of the Rings, is fundamentally analysis software. It lets non-technical users visualize reams of data ...

Earlier this month, Palantir and Anduril, which are both named after magical items in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, announced a partnership earlier this month. They intend to ...

Palantir is doing just that. The company, named for the "seeing stones" of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, is an intelligence company that uses AI to help users "see" through the noise. Its software ...

Palantir, which was named after the all-seeing stones from The Lord of the Rings, was founded in 2003 in response to the Sept. 11 attacks. Its Gotham platform gathers and crunches data for U.S ...

Even among Middle-earth's wizards, dwarves, hobbits, elves, and orcs, sometimes it's the humans in Lord of the Rings who come ...

He tends to choose "Lord of the Rings" inspired names for his ventures. For instance, Palantir refers to the "seeing stones" in Tolkien's books. Source: Facebook Investor Peter Thiel Just Revealed ...