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Palantir settles legal fight over a blocked £50m Met Police AI contract

Palantir settles legal fight over a blocked £50m Met Police AI contract

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Sadiq Khan's policing office stopped the two-year deal in May, leading the US tech firm to argue they were unfairly rejected over their values. Both sides have now dropped their complaints to avoid a High Court trial next January and over £8m in potential legal bills. The Metropolitan Police are starting a new search for software to process criminal data, and Palantir is allowed to bid again.

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