France’s intelligence agency DGSI has ended a decade-long contract with US Big Data giant Palantir to work instead with French startup ChapsVision in a bid to move away from foreign technology providers for critical government services.
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June 16, 2026
ChapsVision to replace Palantir in major contract with French intelligence agency
The controversial Palantir contract has caused concerns that the agency was over-reliant on foreign technology for critical services
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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