Palantir shares have soared this year, making the data analytics company one of the most valuable listed US tech groups. The FT’s Tabby Kinder explains how a paradigm shift in Silicon Valley helped propel Palantir to new heights and why many think it will be among the biggest winners of more US federal spending on national security, immigration and space exploration – even as others have started questioning its valuation.

Clips from Bloomberg, CNBC, FOX Business, HBO, More Perfect Union, Newsweek, TechCrunch, Palantir Vision, The 92nd Street Y, New York

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For further reading:

Palantir becomes a ‘Trump trade’ as investors bet on higher defence spending

How Donald Trump’s spending bill will boost Silicon Valley’s defence companies

Palantir lifts outlook as AI boom sends quarterly revenue to $1bn

Palantir’s ‘revolving door’ with government spurs huge growth

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Palantir’s relentless rise

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