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http://www.eastbaytimes.com/business/ci_29834056/palo-alto-palantir-is-taking-over

Silicon Valley's most secretive startup is quietly taking over downtown Palo Alto. While tech giants such as Apple and Uber make a public show of opening new Bay Area headquarters, Palantir Technologies -- a software company known for mining confidential data for the National Security Agency, FBI and CIA -- is leasing building after building with little fanfare. Ranked as the third most valuable private company in the United States, Palantir rents about 20 downtown Palo Alto buildings. As the $20 billion company expands, it has brought legions of techies to downtown restaurants and coffee shops. But what one local...