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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 57 of 60.

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US District Court for the Southern District of New YorkUSFederal trial court in Manhattan hearing the consolidated AI copyright cases.
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US Election Assistance CommissionUSFederal agency that maintains the national voter registration form.
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US Elections ProjectUSTurnout and voter data project run by University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald.
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US Embassy (Mexico)USThe US diplomatic mission in Mexico, warning Americans of World Cup crowd risks.
US Maritime AdministrationUS federal agency issuing maritime safety advisories for commercial shipping in war zones.
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USMNTUSUSA's senior men's football team, host nation opening their 2026 World Cup campaign on 12 June.
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US Naval War CollegeUSUS Navy graduate institution in Newport, Rhode Island; principal source of naval law-of-war doctrine.
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USNI NewsUSUS Naval Institute's independent news publication covering naval affairs, maritime security, and defence policy since 1873.
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USNI ProceedingsUSMonthly US Naval Institute journal; America's premier independent forum for naval strategy.
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US Secret ServiceUSUS federal law-enforcement agency that investigates financial and cyber crime.
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US SenateUSUpper chamber of US Congress; 100 senators; war powers, CBDC ban, and 2026 midterms.
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US SoccerUSUS national football governing body, co-hosting and running the USMNT at the 2026 World Cup.
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US State DepartmentUSUS foreign policy department and Pax Silica architect; manages Iran, Ukraine, trade, and tech competition.
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US Strategic Bombing SurveyUSUS wartime study, set up in November 1944, of the effects of Allied strategic bombing.
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US Strategic Petroleum ReserveUSUS government's emergency crude oil stockpile, the world's largest, held in Gulf Coast salt caverns.
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USTRUSCabinet-level US trade body that negotiates agreements, enforces trade law, and advises the President.
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US TreasuryUSUS federal sanctions authority; OFAC arm enforces Iran, Russia, and Venezuela programmes across dozens of active instruments.
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USV AllianceNLConsortium inside Dutch Naval Design that will build the ASW uncrewed surface vessels.
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UTA0576Volexity's tracking label for an unidentified actor that exploited Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days.
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UTECJPUniversity of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, a Japanese venture fund and returning OQC investor.
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Utility DiveUSUS utility-sector trade publication; first reported PJM's $555 backstop capacity auction filing.
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Valdai Discussion ClubRURussian foreign-policy discussion club founded in 2004; research director Fyodor Lukyanov.
Vancouver PoliceCAMunicipal police force that publicly excluded ICE from World Cup security.
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Vanda InsightsSGSingapore energy consultancy whose $200 oil call shaped war-era price forecasts.
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Vanguard EnergyUSA private energy company that had pre-negotiated a 250,000-barrel fuel delivery to Cuba, cancelled after OFAC's 11 June CUPET designation denied Treasury authorisation for any use of CUPET facilities.
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Vantage Data CentersUSData-centre developer and operator building the CWL1 campus in Newport, Wales.
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VarietyUSUS entertainment trade weekly (est. 1905, Penske Media); primary source for WGA and SAG-AFTRA AI deal coverage.
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VarmaFIFinnish mutual pension insurance company and institutional investor.
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VAST DataUSUS-based AI storage and infrastructure company, valued at $30bn as of April 2026.
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VazrazhdaneBGBulgarian far-right, pro-Russia party that lost coalition leverage in the April 2026 snap election.
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V-Dem InstituteSwedish democracy-research institute; downgraded the US from liberal democracy in 2026; tracks 202 countries.
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VDL DefentecNLVDL Defentec is a Dutch defence manufacturing company that partnered with Milrem Robotics to operate the THeMIS UGV production line in Born, Netherlands.
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VeeamUSData backup and recovery software company.
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Venrock Healthcare Capital PartnersUSUS biotech venture fund; led CellCentric's £170m Series D, Europe's largest 2026 biotech round.
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Venture GlobalUSUS LNG exporter operating Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines; second-largest US supplier to EU in 2026.
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VeradigmUSUS healthcare data and software company.
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Verbatim MediaGBInvestigative journalism group behind a 2026 Channel 4 News undercover programme on Reform UK.
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VerdaFIFinnish AI cloud company selling GPU compute, founded in Helsinki in 2020 as DataCrunch.
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ver.diDEGermany's united services trade union, covering banking, insurance, retail and public administration.
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Verkhovna RadaUAUkraine's unicameral parliament, based in Kyiv.
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VescentUS precision photonics and quantum sensing company; DARPA supplier; UK quantum strategy.
Vice SocietyA ransomware-as-a-service crew active 2021-2023, widely regarded as the predecessor to Rhysida.
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VideoWeekGBUK trade publication covering programmatic video, connected television, and digital video advertising strategy.
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ViewLiftUSViewLift is a US streaming-technology company providing video platform infrastructure for regional sports networks and team-owned streaming services.
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Village MediaCACanadian local digital news group based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
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Virginia Court of AppealsUSVirginia intermediate appellate court; upheld ruling blocking fast-tracked Prince William County data-centre rezoning.
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Virginia Department of Environmental QualityUSVirginia's environmental regulator that issued Amazon's 280,000-gal/day Lake Anna cooling-water discharge permit, without PFAS testing.
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Virginia House of DelegatesUSLower chamber of Virginia's General Assembly; blocked a budget deal by cancelling its 18 June data-centre session.
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Virginia MercuryUSVirginia non-profit news outlet that covered the SCOVA 4-3 redistricting ruling on 8 May 2026.
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Virginia Senate Finance CommitteeUSVirginia upper-chamber budget committee that proposed the first US data-centre backup-generator fee.
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Virginia Supreme CourtUSVirginia's apex court; struck down 2026 redistricting amendment 4-3 on 8 May, ending Democratic map track.
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Virtual HomesMXMexico City's largest commercial short-let operator with 699 Airbnb-listed units, registered as a company and exempt from the three-property-per-individual-host cap.
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VisaUSUS card network; suspended Cuban-issued card acceptance after correspondent banks fled GAESA exposure.
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VishayUSUS-listed manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components.
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Viva Investment GroupCompany under common control with Civo, named as a related-party lender in Civo's accounts.
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VKRURussian technology company operating VKontakte and other digital services.
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VNG AGDEGermany's second-largest gas network operator and importer; majority-owned by EnBW; Leipzig-based.
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VNV GlobalSESwedish growth-stage VC; formerly Vostok New Ventures, rebranded to reflect European portfolio.
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VoisinFRFrench aircraft maker of the First World War
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VolexityUSUS incident-response and threat-intelligence firm.