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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has halted a £50 million contract between Scotland Yard and US tech firm Palantir, citing "clear and serious breach" of procurement rules. The deal would have given the Met police access to Palantir's AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, marking the company's largest UK policing contract to date.
Why it matters: Government procurement decisions around high-stakes AI deployments in law enforcement signal how regulators will oversee controversial tech partnerships and set precedent for AI governance in public institutions.
