France is ripping Palantir out of its spy agency — and Europe is watching

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7 min read · 26 September 2026

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced that Palantir — the American data-analytics firm that has powered France's domestic intelligence agency for about a decade — will be replaced by domestic rival ChapsVision, and Palantir's CEO is now openly fighting back.

Summary

ChapsVision will replace Palantir at France's DGSI domestic intelligence agency
The US firm's tools were renewed repeatedly over roughly a decade of use
PM Lecornu: France 'cannot accept new strategic dependencies' in tech
Palantir chief Alex Karp calls France's sovereignty push 'backfiring'
Franco-German declaration signals a wider EU sovereign-software push

Sources (2)

techxplore.com/news/2026-06-sovereignty-dog-ai-enthusiasm-france.html
techxplore.com/news/2026-09-palantir-chief-france-digital-sovereignty.html

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