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Blackwater Changes Names, Again

Rebranding

Now will be known as “Academi.”

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The company formerly known as Blackwater will change its name once again, from Xe to Academi. According to Ted Wright, the CEO of the controversial security contractor, the company hopes to be more “boring.”

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