TechElon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit
A two-hour radar and communications outage at the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center disrupted more than 1,100 flights. Days earlier, Reagan National controllers failed to hear a transmission from Marine One’s pilots and cleared another aircraft for takeoff. The article argues that Musk’s DOGE failed to deliver promised air traffic control upgrades while opening the door for Peter Thiel’s Palantir to take over FAA contracts.
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Elon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit
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