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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 9 of 60.

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Cambridge InferenceUK artificial intelligence company co-founded by Lindley Lentati.
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Cambridge Innovation CapitalGBCambridge-cluster venture capital firm backing deep-tech and life-science spinouts with University of Cambridge links.
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Cambridgeshire County CouncilGBEnglish county council where Reform UK councillor Andy Osborn was convicted under Section 106 RPA 1983.
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Camden CouncilGBLocal authority for the London Borough of Camden; Labour majority since 2010.
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CamGraPhICGBCambridge graphene photonics spinout; €211m Italian state aid approved April 2026 for Pisa and Bergamo manufacturing.
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Campaign Legal CenterNon-partisan campaign finance watchdog pursuing FEC enforcement gaps through litigation and complaints.
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Canada Border Services AgencyCACanadian federal border enforcement agency; denied entry to Iran's football delegation at Pearson, 29 April 2026.
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Canada Pension Plan Investment BoardCACanadian pension fund; C$600bn+ AUM; invested $840m in CtrlS Datacenters in June 2026.
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Canadian Competition BureauCACanadian federal antitrust regulator; reviewing the Cohere-Aleph Alpha merger.
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Canadian Space AgencyCACanada's federal space agency, contributing astronauts and robotics to Artemis.
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Canal AlphaCHFrench-speaking Swiss public broadcaster; first regional European broadcaster to deploy AI encoding.
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CancilleriaCOColombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería), the body responsible for issuing and adjudicating digital nomad visa applications.
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Candr MediaGBCandr Media is a UK digital publisher operating Trusted Reviews and other technology-review titles; it committed Trusted Reviews to the MOW Search-Only Contracts scheme as a founding participant.
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Cantor FitzgeraldUSUS investment bank; $10M Fellowship PAC donor; chair Howard Lutnick now subject of GOP inquiry.
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CanvaAUAustralian design-software platform; launched as a Google Gemini Connected App on 19 May 2026.
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CapewellUSUS maritime aerial-delivery systems maker; supplies the UMCADS parachute platform.
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CapitaGBFTSE 250 UK outsourcer; fined £14m by ICO in 2026 for GDPR failures exposed by the Black Basta ransomware breach.
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Capital Alpha PartnersUSWashington DC defence advisory firm whose analysts forecast US ground operations in Iran.
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CapitalGUSAlphabet's independent growth-equity investment fund, distinct from early-stage arm Google Ventures.
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Capsa AIGBUK AI startup for legal and finance workflows that raised £13.4m Series A.
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Cardiff UniversityGBWelsh research university; home to the Wales Governance Centre publishing Welsh electoral analysis.
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CaribouLabsILIsraeli firm making GPS-independent positioning and resilient communications kit, acquired by Ondas in 2026.
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Caritas CubaCUCuban Catholic Church's humanitarian arm, distributing US aid routed through the Church under the Rubio-Vatican channel.
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Carlyle GroupUSAmerican global investment firm negotiating to buy Lukoil's ex-Kazakhstan European assets.
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Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceUSWashington think tank founded 1910; analyses wars, sanctions, and diplomatic off-ramps.
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Carnegie Middle East CentreLBBeirut-based regional Carnegie research outpost; cited as expert source on Iran-Lebanon-Hezbollah dynamics.
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Carnegie Moscow CenterDEMoscow-based Carnegie affiliate forced to relocate abroad after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Carolina Green Turf FarmUSCarolina Green Turf Farm is a turf cultivation facility outside Charlotte, North Carolina, contracted to grow Tahoma 31 bermudagrass for MetLife Stadium's 2026 World Cup final pitch.
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Caspian Pipeline ConsortiumRussia-Kazakhstan crude pipeline consortium; Novorossiysk terminal struck by Ukraine on 6 April 2026; Chevron and ExxonMobil hold stakes.
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Cassava TechnologiesGBAfrican digital-infrastructure group and World Bank partner for shared government AI computing.
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CATAGENGBBelfast cleantech company building sustainable aviation fuel units.
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CaterpillarUSUS industrial manufacturer whose Solar Turbines unit is supplying part of Project Kilby's gas turbines.
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Catholic ChurchVAChristian church led by the Pope and governed from the Holy See.
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Cato InstituteUSLibertarian DC think tank; DOJ voter-data critique won its first appeals win in June 2026.
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CAUDALCUA Cuban insurance and financial services firm designated on 13 July as a source of regime funding.
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Cavalier DynamicsPKName shared by three designated companies in Riyadh, Islamabad and Istanbul.
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CBC/Radio-CanadaCACanadian public broadcaster challenging unlicensed use of its journalism by OpenAI.
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CBMMBRWorld's leading niobium producer; strategic investor in Nyobolt's battery technology.
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Cboe Global MarketsUSChicago-based operator of options, futures and equities exchanges, including the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
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CBS NewsUSUS broadcast network founded 1927; mainstream centre-left outlet with strong Pentagon and White House access.
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CCCSCAThe Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) is Canada's national cybersecurity authority and one of the Five Eyes signatories to the 22 June 2026 joint AI cyber-risk statement.
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C&C MarineUSLouisiana shipyard in Belle Chasse building medium uncrewed surface vessels for Birdon.
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CCTVCNChinese state-owned broadcaster China Central Television, the primary domestic television network of the People's Republic of China.
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CDCUSUS federal public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention and outbreak response.
CDC Emerging Infectious DiseasesUSCDC's peer-reviewed open-access monthly journal; primary publication channel for emerging infectious disease research.
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CDP Venture CapitalITItalian venture capital manager owned by CDP Equity and Invitalia.
CDTRSEECDC weekly bulletin on EU communicable disease threats; primary surveillance output for European health ministries.
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CDU/CSUDEGermany's governing centre-right alliance; CDU and CSU form a joint parliamentary group under Chancellor Merz.
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CEAFRFrench public research body for nuclear, digital, and strategic technology.
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CeficBEEuropean Chemical Industry Council; trade body tracking the 37Mt EU chemical capacity lost since 2022.
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CEIBA Investments LimitedGGA Guernsey-listed fund investing in Cuban hotels, wound down under Cuba General Licences 2 and 3.
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CellCentricGBUK biotech developing inobrodib for multiple myeloma; Europe's largest private biotech round in 2026.
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Census BureauUSUS federal agency running the surveys that measure national workforce displacement.
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CENTCOM (US Central Command)USUS military command responsible from Northeast Africa through Middle East to Central and South Asia.
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Center3SASaudi Telecom subsea-cable and data-centre infrastructure arm.
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Center for European Policy AnalysisWashington think tank on European security and NATO; cited for its sobering Ukraine oil-strike revenue analysis.
Center for Innovation and Technology CooperationIranian government science office operating a six-entity procurement network across four countries.
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Center for Journalism & LibertyUSOpen Markets Institute research centre, now named the Center for Media & Digital Governance.
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Center for Popular DemocracyUSProgressive advocacy network founded 2012; labour, voting rights, and racial justice focus.
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Center for Strategic and International StudiesUSWashington think tank whose war-cost estimates are shaping the US debate on funding Operation Epic Fury.