This is The Guardian.

Today, is Alex Carp an eccentric visionary, or the world's most dangerous CEO?

Alex Carp is the embodiment of big tech.

And so in recent years, he's delivered earnings reports from snowy mountain sides.

This has been an extraordinary year for Palantirians, the world over, and our supporters, the world over.

Company announcements from remote forests.

I am really, really, really happy.

Because we did this, we did this together, and the future belongs to us.

58 years old and obsessed with fitness and cross-country skiing.

He only hires assistants who can speak to him in German.

And his bodyguards, ex-Norwegian special forces, double up as personal trainers.

He owns around 20 homes, mostly off-grid, and is described as geographically monogamous when it comes to his romantic relationships.

Of course, he's fierce about guarding his own privacy, but his company Palantir has become synonymous with surveillance,

and is one of the most powerful tech companies in the world.

Their data analytics software is embedded across national security agencies.

It has been used by the Israeli military to generate kill lists in Gaza, by ICE to target people

for deportation from the US, and by big banks to spy on their employees.

Palantir is here to disrupt and make our institutions we partner with the very best in the world

and when it's necessary to scare enemies and on occasion kill them.

Who is Alex Karp?

And what is driving him and his company?

From The Guardian, I'm Noshie and Ekbal.

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