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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 12 of 60.

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Coalition of the WillingMostly European group of states planning security guarantees for Ukraine.
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CobhamGBUK defence and technology group; divesting Ultra Cyber, its MoD-cleared cryptography subsidiary, to Airbus.
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Coda StoryUSInvestigative journalism outlet reporting on authoritarian regimes and technology; documented African workers recruited to Alabuga Polytech.
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CodisGBHaverhill CDMO specialising in spray-drying; received LSIMF grant creating 29 jobs in April 2026.
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COFIDESESSpain's state development finance institution, investing in OQC's Series C as a sovereign co-investor.
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CognizantUSA US-headquartered IT services and consulting company.
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CohereCACanadian enterprise AI company; acquiring Aleph Alpha at 90/10 split with Toronto-Heidelberg dual HQ under German sovereignty conditions.
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Coherence EngineGBUK quantum control-system software startup; April 2026 DTC Quantum cohort member at Harwell.
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CoinbaseUSUS cryptocurrency exchange and a leading backer of the Fairshake super PAC network.
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CoinbasecartelRansomware group first appearing in leak-site trackers in April 2026; possible rebrand of an existing group.
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CoinDeskLeading crypto industry news publication; covers digital assets, policy, and markets.
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ColdQuanta UKGBOxford company developing a mobile quantum radio antenna.
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College of CommissionersEUEU Commission body of 27 Commissioners that formally adopts or defers legislative packages by collective vote.
Collins AerospaceUSRTX subsidiary and major aerospace electronics maker, competing in US Air Force autonomous aircraft programmes.
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Colossus LabARArgentine think tank researching AI's effect on the national economy and public policy.
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Columbia CapitalUSUS digital-infrastructure growth investor; acquired by Digital Realty for $485m in June 2026.
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Columbia UniversityUSIvy League university; research confirmed 75% of unemployed Americans never file UI claims.
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ComcastUSUS media and telecoms conglomerate; owner of Sky and NBCUniversal; agreed £1.6bn acquisition of ITV's broadcast division on 25 June 2026.
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Comisiones ObrerasESOne of Spain's two largest trade union confederations.
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Commerce DepartmentUSUS cabinet agency administering export controls, trade policy, and national security import reviews.
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Committee on Standards in Public LifeGBIndependent UK body advising the Prime Minister on ethical standards in public life.
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Committees for the Defense of the RevolutionCUCuba's mass civil-society organisation operating at street and neighbourhood level to monitor dissent and enforce social control; designated under EO 14404 on 4 June 2026.
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Common CauseUSNon-partisan US citizen lobby, founded in 1970, campaigning on voting rights and money in politics.
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Common CrawlUSNon-profit that publishes a free archive of crawled web pages.
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Commons Science, Innovation and Technology CommitteeGBUK House of Commons committee scrutinising science and technology policy.
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Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAUAustralia's largest bank by market capitalisation.
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Communist PartyCNChinese Communist Party; the ruling party whose State Council issued Decree No. 835 as a reserve counter-sanctions instrument against the US.
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Communist Party of CubaCUPartido Comunista de Cuba; Cuba's sole legal party, constitutionally supreme over the state.
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Companies HouseGBUK government agency maintaining the public register of companies.
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Compass DatacentersUSUS data-centre developer that abandoned three Virginia sites in 2026 over court and tax-abatement setbacks.
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Competition and Markets AuthorityGBUK competition regulator; first in the world to order Google to give publishers AI-scraping opt-outs.
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Composite Energy TechnologiesUSUS energy-technology firm partnering with Raytheon on the HADALUS UUV.
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Computer & Communications Industry AssociationUSTechnology trade association with a Brussels arm.
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ComtelITItalian IT services firm building its first directly operated data centre.
Comune di RomaITRome's municipal government; recalibrating STR policy after Eurostat disclosed a one-third undercount of EU rental growth.
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Comunidad de MadridESMadrid's non-foral regional government; passed Ley 2/2026 to boost housing supply, not lease law.
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CONCACAFUSFootball confederation governing North/Central America and the Caribbean; co-organiser of the 2026 World Cup.
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Concanaco ServyturMXMexico's national confederation of chambers of commerce.
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Concejo de MedellínCOMedellín's municipal council, now debating a land-use revision that reclassifies tourist housing.
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ConcentrixESUS customer-experience outsourcer whose Galician site cut 80 jobs after a works-committee AI attribution.
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Concept VenturesGBUK early-stage venture capital firm; co-invested in Dex's $5.3m seed round.
ConductGBLondon-based enterprise-AI company founded in 2024 by three ex-Palantir engineers; builds agentic AI to automate complex business-process migrations, starting with SAP ERP transitions.
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ConduentUSUS business process outsourcing company serving governments and healthcare.
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Confederación de Sindicatos de InquilinasESSpanish confederation of tenants' unions.
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Confederation of African FootballEGAfrican football governing body responsible for the continental qualifying pathway to the FIFA World Cup.
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Conflict Armament ResearchGBUK-based investigative group that traces the origins of weapons and their components.
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Congo QuotidienCDDR Congo news website published by KIT Consulting; says its articles are AI-written.
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Congreso de los DiputadosESLower house of Spain's parliament; 350 MPs.
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Congressional Budget OfficeUSNon-partisan US agency that produces budget and economic projections for Congress.
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Congressional Leadership FundUSRepublican super PAC dedicated to winning a House majority; FEC committee C00504530.
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CONIITItaly's Olympic Committee; its Collegio di Garanzia rules on Malagò's FIGC eligibility by 15 June.
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Connect VenturesGBVenture capital firm specialising in pre-seed investment in technical founders.
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ConnectWiseIT management software vendor and maker of ScreenConnect remote support.
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Conseil constitutionnel (France)FRFrance's constitutional court, which rules whether laws comply with the Constitution.
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Conseil d'État (France)FRFrance's highest administrative court and legal adviser to the government and Parliament.
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Consejo Coordinador Empresarial de YucatánMXYucatán business council seeking Senate reconsideration of the proposed Mexican visitor-fee increase.
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Consejo Hotelero del Caribe MexicanoMXHotel industry council for Mexico's Caribbean coast.
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Conservative PartyGBUK official opposition led by Kemi Badenoch; squeezed between Reform on the right and Labour.
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Constitutional Court of TürkiyeTRTürkiye's highest constitutional court; annulled CHP leadership election on 21 May 2026.
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ContiRussia-linked ransomware gang whose internal chats leaked in February 2022.