Technology
Three stories a day on the technology that changes how businesses run, chosen for what they mean rather than how loud they are.
Technology at The First Click is not a gadget page. Each weekday at 11 we choose three stories for the reader who has to decide something because of them: the chief technology officer sizing a refresh, the founder reading a funding round for what it says about the market, the security lead who needs to know which assumption just expired. The beats are AI and machine learning, enterprise software, cybersecurity, semiconductors, and startups and funding. Every story is summarised in our own words and links to the publisher who reported it. Beneath the day’s lead sits an editor’s note: why we chose it over the alternatives, and what to watch next. On Fridays the funniest of the week gathers in pubLOL, and every second Sunday a Ctrl+Shift column takes one technology question at length.
Every story we have kept in Technology, newest first. Headlines link to the publisher; the tags below narrow the list.
Shopify extends lifeline to Tailwind as vibe coding erodes web dev platform's bottom line
Shopify acquired Tailwind Labs, maker of the widely used Tailwind CSS framework, after AI coding tools eroded its business, discontinuing paid Tailwind Plus while keeping the open-source framework free.
GoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government, robotics and aerospace’
GoPro agreed to merge with Starman Optical in a $285 million deal announced September 1, combining GoPro's imaging technology with Starman's optics to pursue defense, government, robotics and aerospace markets.
Editor's noteA consumer camera brand buying its way into defence optics is not a pivot, it is an admission that the consumer market stopped growing. Two hundred and eighty-five million buys the optics; what it really buys is a customer who does not shop on price.
OpenAI to pull its models from Cursor, highlighting tension with SpaceX's Elon Musk
Feud between OpenAI and Elon Musk has intensified after SpaceX acquired AI coding platform Cursor. OpenAI plans to terminate Cursor’s access to its models, citing contractual concerns, while tensions from Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI sustain.
Nvidia acquires Hugging Face and the SpaceX mafia
Nvidia’s acquisition of Hugging Face, arguing the deal strengthens Nvidia’s AI-agent ambitions by adding a major developer platform. It also examines the growing “SpaceX mafia” and startup opportunities emerging from former employees.
Startups Are Still Acquiring Startups, Led By Ultra-High-Valuation Unicorns
Startup-to-startup acquisitions remain a significant exit path in 2026, driven by well-funded unicorns. AI leaders such as OpenAI and Anthropic, alongside fintech firms like MoonPay, are acquiring startups to gain talent, technology, and speed.
