https://tech.newstatesman.com/cloud/nhsx-palantir-google-amazons-role-in-covid-19-data-platform > The NHS has defended its decision to enlist Peter Thiel’s Palantir and a number of other US tech firms in the development a shared data platform to help meet the surging demand on its services. > In a statement issued via the NHSX website, chief executive Matthew Gould revealed the platform would provide a “robust operating picture” of how the coronavirus is spreading and enable hospitals to allocate resources to the areas where services are set to be most stretched.