This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.

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The Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector, Jonathan Attard, announced the implementation of a Budget 2026 measure with the launch of a new training programme in occupational ...

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The government’s free gym for youths scheme will be extended to allow those who have already used it and who remain within the age ranges of the scheme to re-apply for it, Prime Minister Robert Abela ...

Rachel Reid’s romance novel Heated Rivalry scored a big boost in the Big Apple thanks to a winter storm that walloped the Eastern U.S., a shout-out by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a ...

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela has announced the introduction of free PEP and PrEP medicines, which are aimed at preventing HIV infection. PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) is now available free of ...

The way algorithms are conditioning and manipulating users emerged as a key concern during the first public consultation on the national social media reform held on Wednesday evening. The session ...

AI startups are spawning at a record rate. The latest spawn is Limy, a New York-based startup founded in 2024, which just raised $10 million in seed funding, Business Insider reports. More important ...

Intelligence Bureau SA/MT Tier 1 Result 2025: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Security Assistant (SA) Motor Transport (MT) 2025 examination roll ...

Candidates searching for the IB SA Result 2026 direct link can download the official merit list PDF through the link provided below. The MHA has released a combined result for both the SA/MT and ...