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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 47 of 60.

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Saxo BankDKDanish investment bank and online broker, founded in Copenhagen in 1992.
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SberbankRURussia's largest bank; its CFO says lenders can no longer absorb the government's war-bond issuance.
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SBIJPJapanese financial services group with banking, insurance, investment and asset-management businesses.
Scalabrini CentreZAThe Scalabrini Centre is a South African migration-rights organisation that provides services to asylum seekers and migrants, and has been litigating DHA processing delays before the Constitutional Court.
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Scala Data CentersBrazilian data-centre operator building the AI City campus at Eldorado do Sul.
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Scaleup Europe FundEU sovereign investment vehicle, capitalised at €5bn and managed by EQT, targeting growth-stage stakes in European deep-tech companies.
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ScalewayFRFrench cloud provider; won two sovereign-framework contracts in seven days — the EU's €180m institutional framework and France's €180m Health Data Hub.
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Scaling Inference LabGBARIA's £50m programme for deploying novel compute and interconnect architectures at scale in UK data centres.
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Scania InvestSEInvestor in Nyobolt's Series C battery round; corporate identity and Scania Group link unconfirmed.
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ScarletGBLondon company that certifies AI medical devices.
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Scattered SpiderUSEnglish-speaking cybercrime collective; one of the most prolific ransomware groups of 2023-2025.
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SchaefflerDEGerman automotive-components group investing in and buying from Humanoid.
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Schneider ElectricFRFrench multinational energy management and automation company building an on-site industrial cluster at Dunkirk's Port that manufactures enclosures and power modules for SoftBank's data-centre campuses.
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Schroders CapitalGBSchroders' private-markets alternatives arm; led Multiverse's $70m Series E in May 2026.
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Schwarz DigitsDESchwarz Group's IT and digital-services arm; runs STACKIT sovereign cloud and led Cohere's Series E.
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Schwarz GroupDEGerman retail and tech conglomerate (Lidl, Kaufland, StackIT) that is the private-sector anchor of European AI and cloud sovereignty.
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ScienceUSFlagship peer-reviewed journal of AAAS; published the USAID-cuts-violence study on 14 May 2026.
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Science and Technology Facilities CouncilGBUKRI research council operating major UK science facilities; co-leads the DeepTech Catalyst Quantum startup programme.
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Science Mission DirectorateNASA division managing all scientific missions, facing a 47% budget cut in FY2027.
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Sci-Tec Inc.USUS space sensors and signal processing company; Golden Dome OTA awardee.
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Scotland national football teamGBMen's national association football team representing Scotland, run by the Scottish Football Association.
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Scott Hobbs PlanningGBPlanning consultancy acting for Shelborn Drummond Ltd.
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Scottish ConservativesGBCentre-right unionist party at Holyrood; fell to 12 seats in 2026, losing all five constituency seats to the SNP.
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Scottish Constitutional ConventionGB1989-1995 cross-party body that drew up the blueprint for Scottish devolution.
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Scottish Fire and RescueGBScotland's national fire and rescue service; Rowden Technologies customer in May 2026.
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Scottish Funding CouncilGBScottish public body that funds the country's colleges and universities.
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Scottish GovernmentGBDevolved administration whose DPEA division ordered a full EIA for Edinburgh's 212 MW scheme.
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Scottish GreensGBScottish Green Party; won 8 Holyrood seats on 7 May 2026, confidence-and-supply route to Swinney.
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Scottish LabourGBLabour's Scottish devolved branch; won 17 Holyrood seats in 2026, tying Reform UK as joint second-largest party.
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Scottish Liberal DemocratsGBScottish state party of the federal Liberal Democrats, led by Alex Cole-Hamilton.
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Scottish MinistersGBThe statutory office-holders, under the Scotland Act 1998, who collectively comprise the Scottish Government.
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Scottish National Party (SNP)GBScotland's governing nationalist party; won 58 Holyrood seats in May 2026, governing as a minority.
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Scottish ParliamentGBScotland's devolved, unicameral legislature of 129 MSPs, sitting at Holyrood in Edinburgh since 1999.
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Scottish WidowsGBUK pensions and insurance brand owned by Lloyds; FCA AI Live Testing cohort 2 participant.
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SCOTUSblogLeading Supreme Court news publication tracking 2026 election-law cases.
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SDP-Liberal AllianceGBElectoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, 1981 to 1988.
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SeapeakGBGlasgow-based LNG shipping company; European co-owner of Arc7 Yamal ice-class fleet.
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SeatGeekUSUS secondary ticket marketplace for sports and concerts; denied unproven 2026 World Cup collusion claims.
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Seattle City CouncilUSSeattle's nine-member legislative body; voted 9-0 on 9-10 June 2026 to enact a 365-day moratorium on new data centre loads above 20 MVA.
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Seattle City LightUSPublicly-owned electric utility serving Seattle and surrounding regions.
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Seattle Public UtilitiesUSSeattle's municipal water, drainage, and solid-waste utility, required to deliver a data-centre water-usage assessment by 30 October 2026.
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Second CircuitUSUS federal appeals court for New York, Connecticut and Vermont.
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Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito PúblicoMXMexico's finance ministry, responsible for federal revenue, spending and public debt policy.
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Secretaría de SaludMXMexico's federal health ministry.
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Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana (CDMX)MXMexico City's Citizen Security Secretariat, the metropolitan police force coordinating World Cup security.
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Secretaría de Turismo (CDMX)MXMexico City's tourism authority, which runs the city's short-let host and platform registers.
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Secretariat of Tourism and EntertainmentCOMedellin municipal department covering tourism and entertainment.
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Securities and Exchange CommissionUSUS federal regulator requiring public companies to disclose material risks: cyber incidents, AI-driven layoffs, financial results.
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Security is Strength PACUSSouth Carolina super PAC, registered 2015, backing interim senator Darline Graham Nordone.
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Security Service of UkraineUAUkraine's primary domestic intelligence and counter-intelligence agency; runs special operations.
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SecurityWeekUSCybersecurity news publication from Wired Business Media; runs the ICS Cybersecurity Conference.
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SeedcampGBLondon-based seed accelerator and investor; participated in BioOrbit's £9.8m round.
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SEFEDEGerman state-owned gas trader, former Gazprom Germania; Russian LNG contract grandfathered to 2027.
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Sefton CouncilGBMetropolitan borough council for Sefton, Merseyside, including Southport.
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SejmPLLower house of Poland's parliament.
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Self-Service Tourist Accommodation AssociationCYCypriot trade body representing owners of self-catering short-term rental properties
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SemaforUSGlobal news startup that broke the Arrow-3 interceptor depletion story, then faced Israeli denials.
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SEMARMXSecretaría de Marina, Mexico's navy ministry, which develops uncrewed vehicles in its own institute.
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SembleGBUK healthtech company providing outpatient-care management platforms, raising £30m Series C to expand across Europe.
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SemiAnalysisUSUS-based semiconductor and AI infrastructure analysis firm; primary source on hyperscaler commissioning timelines and chip allocation.