Alex Karp talks US software dominance, DOGE, and his book The Technological Republic | CNBC

“Those institutions have to live up to their core mandate. A country has to have a border. Educational institutions have to work. The military has to be scary. Things can — and must — function where the outputs are much greater than the inputs.” Palantir CEO Alex Karp spoke about his new book The Technological Republic, the state of Western tech institutions, and DOGE on CNBC Squawk Box.