TechPalantir’s £330 million NHS contract and the stakes for Andy Burnham
WIRED says Palantir could be Andy Burnham’s first major test as British prime minister, after Greater Manchester refused the company access to its data during his tenure as mayor.
TLDR
WIRED describes a choice for Burnham as prime minister: whether to cut Palantir’s £330 million NHS contract and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington. It reports that Greater Manchester was the only region in England to refuse Palantir access to its data while he was mayor.
Palantir’s £330 million NHS contract and the stakes for Andy Burnham
WIRED says Palantir could be Andy Burnham’s first major test as British prime minister, after Greater Manchester refused the company access to its data during his tenure as mayor.
TLDR
WIRED describes a choice for Burnham as prime minister: whether to cut Palantir’s £330 million NHS contract and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington. It reports that Greater Manchester was the only region in England to refuse Palantir access to its data while he was mayor.