KM Malta Airlines Watch: Finance Minister Clyde Caruana again dodged questions on KM Malta’s finances, offering no deadline for overdue accounts and hinting at partial privatisation talks under confidentiality. Crypto & Sports Sponsorship Scrutiny: US authorities fined OKX nearly £400m over money-laundering accusations, renewing questions about Manchester City’s continued OKX partnership—Malta’s OKX branch was also fined previously for AML breaches. Malta in Deep-Tech: Xanadu and GlobalFoundries announced a strategic partnership to scale utility-scale photonic quantum manufacturing, using GF’s 300mm production line in Malta. Cyber Resilience (EU): Malta-based Comply.Land published new guidance on when emergency fixes by integrators or vendors can trigger “manufacturer” duties under the EU Cyber Resilience Act. Local Business & Trade: Eurozone retail sales edged up 0.1% month-on-month, but Malta fell 1.9%. EU Policy & Equality: TalentUp says Cyprus still hasn’t fully resolved pay transparency rules, while EU leaders condemned “digital violence” targeting female MEPs via deepfake pornography. Tech & Security Trial in Malta: Airbus Defence and Space demonstrated quantum-secure tactical communications in Malta, combining post-quantum encryption and quantum key distribution. Startup Spotlight: Notey closed a €3m seed round and opened a Malta base, adding a distribution partnership with Telemach across the Balkans. Animal Protection: A Maltese man faces animal cruelty charges after allegedly trying to transport 300 tortoises and 77 parrots from Sicily to Malta.