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.
Amazon wants to sell your Kindle’s physical buttons back to you for $35
Amazon released redesigned Kindles with flat fronts, an aluminum model and new colors, priced from $150, while also selling an $80 page-turn cover and a $35 Bluetooth clicker restoring physical buttons the company had phased out.
Best iPhone 18 Pro cases now available for purchase [Update #2]
Apple has launched iPhone 18 Pro cases in Silicone and TechWoven finishes, colour-matched to the phones, while a buyer's roundup adds third-party picks from Nomad, Burton Goods and Spigen, with budget options from $14.
Editor's noteThe iPhone 18 Pro case market is now a crowded field, with Apple's own offerings competing with established third-party brands. Watch the sales data for Nomad and Burton Goods, as their prices and market share will reveal whether their premium products can coexist with Apple's more affordable options.
Apple CEO John Ternus Talks iPhone Duo Design, Siri AI, and Becoming CEO
Apple CEO John Ternus discussed the iPhone Duo's foldable design philosophy, hinge engineering challenges, and reaffirmed Siri will not be positioned as a companion, in his first major interview since succeeding Tim Cook.
Apple Releases First iOS 27.2 Beta
Apple released the first iOS 27.2 beta two days after iOS 27's launch, restoring delayed Apple Intelligence features and previewing new Siri languages and a redesigned Health app.
iPhone Duo is Dust-Tight With IP68 Rating, Unlike Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8
Apple's iPhone Duo foldable earned an IP68 dust and water resistance rating, surpassing Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 and matching Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold, aided by a titanium frame and hinge.
