There is a difference between unlocking the tech and owning the tech.
Unlocking makes it possible to discover the tech during the daily drop - discovering reads as minting the NFT card.
Owning the tech NFT entitles you to the benefits of the card no matter if you unlocked the tech or not.
Now I understand what is happening. IMO it should have been explained in the info section.
Also curious why you have low rep?