Alex Karp

Some of tech’s leading fashionistas.Screenshot: X, Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSilicon Valley is not well known for its fashion scene. New York and Los Angeles have their own unique trends and styles—you can dress like a New Yorker or an Angelino. But how do you dress like you’re in Silicon Valley?The answer: it’s complicated, literally. Silicon Valley’s most successful tech bros have become known for an odd mix of clothing items. It’s not uncommon to see a tech CEO wearing a jacket worth thousands with a $60 pair…

Military tech executives and experts speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday said growing calls for a “pause” on new artificial intelligence systems were misguided and seemed “close to impossible” to enact. The experts, who spoke on behalf of two military tech companies as well as storied defense contractor the Rand Corporation, said Chinese AI makers likely wouldn’t adhere to a pause and would instead capitalize on a development lull to usurp the United States’ current lead in the international AI…

Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images)When delegates from 50 countries met in the Netherlands this week to discuss the future of military artificial intelligence, human rights activists and non-proliferation experts saw an opportunity. For years, rights groups have urged nations to restrict the development of AI weapons and sign a legally binding treaty to restrict the use of them over fears their unrestricted development could mirror last century’s nuclear arms race. Instead, the results of what could have been a historic…

Palantir PLTR -14.24% Technologies Inc. said it expects sales growth to hit its slowest pace since it went public as the federal government delays some spending on contracts with the data-mining company. "You live by the same sword that you pay the price for, and we deal with very, very large contracts,” Chief Executive Alex Karp said Monday on the company’s second-quarter earnings call, adding that the…

DAVOS, Switzerland—Fears of an economic downturn have lately gathered steam. Corporate executives at the World Economic Forum here struck a mostly gloomy tone to match.“There is a cycle of mood,” said Alex Karp, chief executive of Palantir Technologies Inc. “You walk around and everyone thinks it’s going to be bad, so it’s going to be bad.” Mr. Karp isn’t alone, but the pessimism he says he’s picking up among other CEOs also isn’t uniform. “It will be…

Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR -21.94% shares fell more than 20% after the company forecast that its sales growth is slowing as its government business drags down growth. The data-mining company on Monday projected sales of $470 million in the current quarter, up 25% from a year earlier. That would be the slowest growth rate since the company made its public market debut in 2020. Analysts had projected sales of $484 million, according…