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Peter Thiel: Power, Palantir, and the antichrist

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

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He was early to back Facebook, early to back Donald Trump, and is one of the world’s richest people.

But from his theories on the antichrist and AI to his distinctive politics, Peter Thiel is hard to pin down.

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:29:00 UTC.

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