New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp said that the defence and data giant is "the first company to be completely anti-woke" during an earnings call on Monday.

He praised those working at Palantir as advocates for free speech and described them as "fighting for the right side of what should work in this country, meritocracy, lethal technology." He explained that these principles have contributed to the company's success in producing software for businesses and the US government, and enabled it to deliver venture-quality results to ordinary Americans, according to a report by Business Insider.

The defence company posted nearly $1.2 billion in revenue for the September quarter, a 63% jump in the same period the previous...