A palantír (IPA: [palanˈtir]; pl. palantíri) is one of several indestructible crystal balls from J. R. R. Tolkien's epic-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palant%C3%ADr

"Palantir Technologies Inc. is a public American company that specializes in software platforms[3] for big data analytics. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, it was founded by Peter Thiel,[4"

"Palantir, have been contracted to partake in pandemic data collection practices"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies#%22HHS_Protect_Now%22_and_privacy_concerns_(since_2020)