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2680 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 30 of 45.

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Oceaneering InternationalUSUS subsea engineering and robotics company partnering with Kongsberg on the CAMP XLUUV design.
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Ocean InfinityGBMarine robotics operator running uncrewed survey and security vessels worldwide.
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OcesaMXMexican live-events promoter that operated the Guadalajara Fan Festival via a subsidiary.
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OCHAUSUN body coordinating humanitarian response and tracking casualty figures in active conflicts.
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OC MediaGETbilisi-based independent news outlet covering Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia's North Caucasus since 2017.
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Octopus Apollo VCTGBOctopus Investments-managed VCT focused on later-stage UK businesses; third-largest VCT raiser in the 2025/26 record year.
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Octopus VenturesGBLondon-based VC, part of Octopus Group, one of Europe's larger early-stage funds; co-invested in Semble.
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OdysseyGBUK AI startup building multimodal world models for defence and autonomous systems applications.
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Odyssey VenturesGBTransatlantic pre-seed and seed fund bridging UK founders to US capital.
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OECDParis-based intergovernmental body setting policy standards for 38 member economies worldwide.
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OE DigitalGBOffshore Engineer Digital, an online publication covering oil and gas field operations.
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OFACUSUS Treasury sanctions bureau administering SDN designations across Iran, Russia, Cuba and cyber-threat programmes.
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OfcomGBUK communications regulator overseeing broadcasting, telecoms and online safety.
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Office for Budget ResponsibilityGBUK's independent fiscal watchdog, created in 2010, forecasting public spending, borrowing and tax receipts.
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Office for Life SciencesGBUK cross-government unit coordinating life-sciences industrial strategy.
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Office for National StatisticsGBThe UK's official statistics agency, publishing economic, labour market and population data.
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Office for StudentsGBThe regulator for higher education providers in England.
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Office of Legal CounselUSThe Department of Justice office whose written opinions bind all executive-branch agencies on legal questions.
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Office of Management and BudgetUSUS federal office that prepares the President's budget and inter-agency funding requests.
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Office of Small Business GrowthGBNew MOD office increasing procurement share for SMEs and defence-native startups.
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Office of Special CounselUSIndependent federal agency enforcing the Hatch Act; relevant to TrumpIRA.gov's campaign-finance question.
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OfgemGBThe Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, the independent UK energy regulator overseeing the electricity and gas networks.
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OfwatGBThe economic regulator of the water and sewerage sector in England and Wales.
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OHBDEGerman aerospace and space technology company, founding joint venture partner with Helsing on AI-based orbital reconnaissance and targeting.
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OHCHRCHUN human rights office; recorded 17 seafarer deaths in the Iran war's Hormuz shipping crisis.
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OilPrice.comOnline specialist energy markets outlet; source of oil, gas and energy pricing news.
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OKAICNChinese e-bike and micro-mobility hardware manufacturer; took minority equity stake in Forest.
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Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film StudiosUAUkraine national film studio in Kyiv, founded 1928, whose costume archive was destroyed in the 14-15 June 2026 Russian barrage.
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OlixGBUK startup designing edge AI silicon chips for inference at the network edge.
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Omani CoastguardOMCoastguard arm of the Royal Oman Police; first responder to the 18 August Hormuz strike.
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Oman Maritime Security CenterOMOmani government body responsible for maritime safety coordination in and around Omani territorial waters, including the Strait of Hormuz.
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Oman's Environment AuthorityOMOmani government body responsible for monitoring the Caroline Bezengi oil slick.
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Ombudsman RIIDOmbudsman Republik Indonesia, Indonesia's national ombudsman institution.
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Omega Special Purpose CenterUAUkrainian National Guard special-operations unit developing uncrewed naval and diving systems
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Ondas HoldingsUSOndas Holdings (NASDAQ: ONDS) is a US unmanned and autonomous systems company that acquired six drone and counter-drone firms in 2026, including Sentrycs, building a scaled global platform.
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One PeakGBEuropean growth-equity VC; led Elliptic's $120m Series D for crypto compliance.
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ONERAFRFrance's national aerospace research lab; aerodynamics, propulsion, and defence AI.
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Online OceansGBUK startup developing autonomous maritime security operations.
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Ontario Provincial PoliceCAOntario's provincial law enforcement body, which led the Canadian arrest of Jacob Butler in the Kimwolf botnet investigation.
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OnwardGBCentre-right UK think tank founded 2018; tracks Britain's deep-tech and university spinout commercialisation gap.
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OOMCOOMOmani state-linked fuel distributor caught in the Duqm port attacks.
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OPECAT12-member oil cartel; Q2 2026 Brent collapsed 30% despite successive production-increase approvals.
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OPEC+ATExpanded oil alliance (~37% of output); Novak chaired its 67th quota-review meeting, 2 August.
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OpenAIUSUS AI research company, creator of ChatGPT; primary demand driver for global AI infrastructure spending.
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OpenForum EuropeBEBrussels-based non-profit advocating for open digital ecosystems and open-source policy.
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Open Markets Institute EuropeBECivil-society coalition that led 30-plus organisations protesting von der Leyen's delay of the Google DMA fine.
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Open Rights GroupGBUK civil society organisation campaigning for digital rights, privacy, and tech accountability.
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Open-Source AI Dev BoardGBDSIT advisory board of ten under-30 UK open-source AI developers with ministerial access.
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Operation SledgehammerProposed US military operation name for resumed Iran strikes; designed to reset the War Powers Resolution clock.
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Operation ZeroRURussian exploit brokerage operating as Matrix LLC; OFAC-sanctioned April 2026 for acquiring stolen US government zero-days.
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Opportunity@WorkUSUS non-profit that coined the STARs framework and exposed AI risk for non-degree workers.
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OptaGBGlobal sports data and analytics provider cited for statistical records across the 2026 World Cup.
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OptalysysGBUK startup using silicon photonics for matrix multiplication in deep-learning operations.
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OracleUSUS enterprise software giant that confirmed a 21,000-role AI-driven cut in its FY26 annual report.
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Orbital IndustriesGBLondon AI-materials company making PFAS-free GPU cooling and modular datacentres using atomic-simulation AI.
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Orbit S.A.CUCuban state entity placed on US Restricted List, precipitating Western Union withdrawal
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Oregon Public Utility CommissionUSOregon state body that approves utility tariffs and rate structures for electricity, gas, and telecommunications providers.
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OrganOxGBOxford organ-perfusion technology company backed by Longwall Fund 1; sold to Japan's Terumo in 2025 for more than $1.5bn.
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OrgvueGBUK workforce analytics platform whose survey exposed widespread AI layoff regret.
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Origin RoboticsLVUK counter-drone company; BLAZE kinetic interceptor deployed on Latvia's Russian border.