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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 40 of 60.

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OLVXMKOnline market selling stolen personal data, logins and fraud tools.
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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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OMass TherapeuticsGBOxford University spinout developing small-molecule medicines.
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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 NationUSRepublican-aligned US non-profit tied to the Senate Leadership Fund; does not disclose its donors.
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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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Onomichi DockyardJPJapanese commercial shipbuilder founded in 1943, operating two slipways in western Japan.
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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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OntinueMicrosoft-focused managed detection and response provider, launched in 2023 by Swiss firm Open Systems.
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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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Open CosmosGBSatellite manufacturer based at Harwell Campus, Didcot.
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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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Open Source Security FoundationLinux Foundation initiative coordinating open-source software supply-chain security across member companies.
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Operador Nacional do Sistema ElétricoBRBrazil's national electricity grid operator.
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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 Data Center Advisory CommitteeUSOregon state committee advising on data-centre policy.
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Oregon Department of Environmental QualityUSOregon's state regulator for air, water and waste permits.
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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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Organisation of Islamic CooperationSAIntergovernmental bloc of 57 Muslim-majority states, founded 1969, headquartered in Jeddah.
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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 organisational design and workforce planning software company researching AI deployment and restructuring.
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Origin RoboticsLVUK counter-drone company; BLAZE kinetic interceptor deployed on Latvia's Russian border.
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Oriole NetworksGBLondon photonics startup building light-based chip interconnects for AI data centres.
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ORLEN Upstream NorwayNONorwegian upstream subsidiary of PKN ORLEN, the Polish state energy group; holds North Sea exploration and production licences including Eirin.
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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human RightsOSCE's Warsaw-based office that observes elections and monitors human rights across member states.
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OshenGBPlymouth company building autonomous sailing robots for ocean monitoring.
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Oshkosh Defense EuropeNLOshkosh Defense Europe B.V., European arm of US military vehicle maker Oshkosh Defense.
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Ottopia TechnologiesILIsraeli teleoperation software firm for remote control of unmanned systems, bought by Ondas in 2026.
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Our Homeland MovementHUHungarian far-right party; won 6 seats with 5.72% in the 12 April 2026 election.
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OUTFRONTUSUS out-of-home advertising REIT with 500,000+ displays including MTA subway and LA Metro signage; HorizonOS Blu partner.
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Overseas Vote FoundationUSNonpartisan voter-help nonprofit for overseas and military Americans, now run as US Vote Foundation.
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OVHcloudFREurope's largest independent cloud provider; part of the Post Telecom Luxembourg consortium that won the EU's €180m sovereign cloud framework at SEAL-3 tier.
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Oxford EconomicsGBEconomic forecaster; set the $140 oil recession threshold; tracks both Gulf oil shock and AI labour disruption.
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Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesIndependent Oxford energy research centre; authoritative LNG and gas market analysis for governments, traders.
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Oxford IonicsGBBritish trapped-ion quantum computing developer acquired by IonQ in September 2025.
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Oxford NanoporeGBOxford University spinout developing instruments for real-time DNA and RNA sequencing.
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Oxford Quantum CircuitsGBOxford University spinout building fault-tolerant quantum computing systems, operating commercially in the UK, US, Japan and Spain.
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Oxford Science EnterprisesGBOxford University-linked venture fund backing science spinouts; co-invested in Fractile's $220m round.
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Oxfordshire County CouncilGBUpper-tier council for Oxfordshire, based at County Hall, Oxford; Liberal Democrat majority.
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Oxford University InnovationGBOxford University's technology-transfer office.