Organisations
2445 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 10 of 41.
Cytospire Therapeutics
London oncology biotech; first-in-class T cell engager drug for solid tumours; £61m Series A May 2026.
Dahej LNG Terminal
India's primary LNG import terminal; rejected the Russian Kunpeng cargo on sanctions grounds.
Daily Caller
US right-leaning digital news outlet; relayed the NYT mine-tracking intelligence report on 10 April 2026.
Daily Express
UK national daily newspaper owned by Reach plc; AWS AI licensing deal via parent.
Daily Montanan
Montana political news outlet that reported on Steve Daines's primary withdrawal and Senate race dynamics.
Daimler Truck
German commercial-vehicle group; signed a letter of intent with ARX Robotics for defence ground-robot integration.
Dalian Changxing International Trade Co Ltd
Chinese state-linked trading house that took a 95% stake in Hengli's sanctioned Dalian refinery.
Dallas Police
Dallas law enforcement agency running first cross-border World Cup policing partnership with Monterrey.
Damac Digital
UAE-based developer building roughly 6,000 MW of data-centre capacity across 13 countries.
Damen Shipyards
Dutch international shipbuilder with European repair yards potentially blocked from Russia's Arc7 fleet.
Danish Energy Regulator
Denmark's national energy regulator (Forsyningstilsynet), enforcing market and grid rules across energy sectors.
Daphni
Paris-based venture capital firm backing European tech startups, founded in 2015.
DARPA
US defence research agency; funding Quantum Motion's qubit benchmarking under its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.
Databricks
US data and AI platform company that acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai in March 2026 to launch a SIEM product called Lakewatch.
Data Center Frontier
US data centre industry trade publication covering hyperscale, colocation, and digital infrastructure.
Data Strategy Working GroupEU-Japan joint body for data governance cooperation; launched 5 May 2026 at the Digital Partnership Council.
Davie
Canadian shipbuilder based in Lévis, Quebec; announced a strategic collaboration with Kraken Technology Group on 28 May 2026 for Canadian production of autonomous surface vessels.
Dawn.com
Pakistan's oldest English-language daily newspaper, founded 1941; covers Iran nuclear talks.
DAZN Group
British international sports streaming service.
DCCC
House Democratic campaign arm; banked a cycle-record $45.3M Q2 raise ahead of the 2026 midterms.
DC District CourtFederal court in Washington DC that blocked several provisions of Trump's 2026 ballot EO.
DCVC
US deep-tech VC; co-led Quantum Motion's Series C alongside Kembara.
Deadline
US entertainment-industry trade publication owned by Penske Media Corporation; primary source of studio and streaming deal news.
Dealroom
European VC data and analytics platform; source of the UK's Q1 2026 74% AI-share figure.
Decart
Decart is an AI company whose Lucy 2.0 model delivers real-time video transformation of live sports footage at under half a second latency; France Televisions named it as a vendor in its Roland-Garros 2026 RG Lab AI stack.
DeepSeek
Chinese AI lab releasing open-weight frontier models at a fraction of US training cost.
DeepState
Ukrainian open-source territorial tracking project that maps front-line changes in near-real-time.
DeepTech Catalyst Quantum
UKRI quantum startup accelerator; inaugural cohort of four Harwell companies named April 2026.
Defence Builder Fund IEarly-stage investment fund backing defence-technology startups.
Defence Investors' Advisory Group
MOD advisory body made permanent April 2026, launching Sprint and Zig-Zag to finance the UK's next defence unicorn.
Defense Autonomous Warfare Group
Pentagon programme office established to centralise autonomous-weapons procurement across the US armed forces, receiving $54.6 billion in the FY2027 budget request.
Defense Drones Tech Corp
Ukrainian FPV drone manufacturer; returning Gauntlet Phase 1 winner competing for Pentagon's $1.1 billion drone procurement.
Defense Innovation Unit
US Department of Defense organisation that accelerates adoption of commercial technology for national security applications.
Defense Intelligence Agency
US Department of Defense military intelligence agency, founded 1961.
Defense News
US specialist defence media outlet owned by Sightline Media Group, covering Pentagon procurement, programmes and policy.
Defense OneUS defence trade publication; cited for reporting on White House suspension of Patriot export approvals.
Defra
UK government department for environment, food and rural affairs; running 2026 farming innovation fund with Innovate UK.
Delair
French commercial drone and defence UAV company co-developing Damocles loitering munitions with KNDS.
deliver.mediaSwiss media-tech vendor behind AutoCut, an AI tool for automated football highlight editing.
Dell
US tech giant cutting jobs while betting its future on AI servers.
Dell EMC
Dell's enterprise storage and data protection division; its storage infrastructure was visible in alleged Trellix internal screenshots posted by RansomHouse in May 2026.
Democracy Club
UK volunteer-run open-data NGO; aggregates election candidate data from returning officers.
Democracy DocketMarc Elias's voting-rights litigation and media organisation tracking election law cases across all 50 states.
Democracy Forward
Washington DC legal nonprofit pursuing FOIA and accountability litigation over voter data.
Democracy Now
US progressive news and radio programme; covered Maine's statewide data centre moratorium legislation.
Democratic National CommitteeDemocratic Party's national committee, chaired by Ken Martin, trailing the RNC in cash.
Democratic PartyUS major political party; mounting 2026 midterm campaign on tariff economic message.
Department for Business and Trade
UK government department for business, industry and trade; awarded £18.5m Altilium grant in April 2026.
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
New UK government department, one of three that succeeded the abolished Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
UK government department, one of three that succeeded the abolished Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Department for Education
UK government department responsible for education policy, schools, colleges and skills.
Department for Transport
UK government department; funds Innovate UK FOAK26 transport-innovation competition.
Department of Energy
US federal agency; issued its third 2026 grid-curtailment order as EIA slashed its Brent forecast.
Department of Health and Social Care
UK government department responsible for health and social care policy.
Department of Justice
US federal law enforcement agency; voter-data programme at appellate test after 6 district court dismissals.
Department of Labour
US federal agency overseeing employment, wages, and worker protections.
Deseret News
Salt Lake City daily that declared the SAVE Act effectively dead on 15 May 2026.
DESNZUK government department for energy security and net zero; controls electricity-cost levers shaping AI Growth Zones.
Deutsche Bank
German investment bank issuing recession warnings as Iran-war oil shock roils global markets.
Deutsche Telekom
German incumbent telecoms operator; T-Systems arm provides European sovereign data processing.