frischkaesbagett@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 14 hours agoPalantir CEO Alex Karp quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden—and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the propertyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down11
arrow-up1250arrow-down1external-linkPalantir CEO Alex Karp quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden—and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the propertyfortune.comfrischkaesbagett@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarelokalhorst@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·13 hours ago37000 Acre = 149.73 km² or 14973.37 ha
minus-squaredracc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·12 hours agoSwedish sources state its 150 km² flat. He (or well, his company) paid 240 million SEK (~$20M USD) for the property which is mostly forrest free due to elevation. Buying that kind of property for “forestry” sure sounds like a thinly veiled lie.
minus-squareCovertOperative@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoIt’s in the center, someone’s holding it up in the town square.
37000 Acre = 149.73 km² or 14973.37 ha
Small country
Swedish sources state its 150 km² flat. He (or well, his company) paid 240 million SEK (~$20M USD) for the property which is mostly forrest free due to elevation. Buying that kind of property for “forestry” sure sounds like a thinly veiled lie.
An example of 90km².
Where’s the banana?
It’s in the center, someone’s holding it up in the town square.