In the shadowy halls of Palantir—where data wizards crunch numbers and apparently chase that next-level buzz—employees can now skip the coffee run and grab free nicotine pouches straight from the vending machine. Forget energy drinks or Red Bull; Silicon Valley’s hottest “productivity perk” is oral nicotine packs marketed as focus fuel for coders pulling all-nighters. Wellness gurus hype it, startups sling it, but experts warn it’s basically trading one addiction for another, with heart risks and zero proven brain gains for non-smokers. One CEO even admitted accidentally getting hooked after noticing his engineers were “very productive.” Welcome to the future: where Big Tech keeps you alert, addicted, and possibly palpitating.
Palantir Is Stocking the Wildest Imaginable Item in Its Vending Machines
