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How tenaciously Palantir courted Switzerland

The controversial tech company Palantir provides surveillance technology to militaries and intelligence services around the world.

In Switzerland, however, its pitches have been rejected by both government authorities and the army. Internal documents have now revealed why.

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https://www.republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-tenaciously-palantir-courted-switzerland

How tenaciously Palantir courted Switzerland

The controversial tech company Palantir provides surveillance technology. In Switzerland, however, its pitches have been rejected.

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Jürgen Wössner Jan 6

Niki Tonsky Jan 5

New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons. With 109 illustrations! https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/

It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe

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Jürgen Wössner Dec 2

Schluss mit hochgiftigen Pestiziden für Lindt & Sprünglis Kakao
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Jürgen Wössner Nov 26

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Jürgen Wössner Nov 10

Since we still have to wait a while for native masonry layout, I wanted to know if there is now an easier solution than Desandro's script. On CSS-Tricks, I found Zell Liew's bridge solution for the upcoming specs, but I couldn't get it to work properly. So I took just the core idea and built a new script. Now I can't believe how simple it is and would appreciate field tests and feedback. https://codepen.io/jwssnr/pen/MYKMXrM — #masonry #css

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra

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