Vergecast debates the iPhone Duo score and a PHP flaw
Original title: The iPhone Duo should have been an iPad
Hosts revisit a 7/10 iPhone Duo review, then mention a PHP flaw, AI shopping agents, and Gemini without new technical detail.
The October 23 Vergecast episode is a discussion of The Verge’s iPhone Duo review, scored 7/10, including whether the device would make more sense as an iPad. Hosts then refer to a large PHP cybersecurity flaw that affected the web that week, plus AI shopping and Muse agents, Netflix, and Gemini. The show does not describe the flaw, affected software, or any fix.
Unconfirmed: The episode asserts a major PHP flaw but gives no vulnerability details that can be verified from this item.
- The hosts say the iPhone Duo review score was not the one they first planned.
- A PHP web flaw is mentioned only as a topic, with no CVE, versions, or impact given.
- Other segments cover Brendan Carr, a Netflix reboot, and Gemini news.
- Products
- iPhone Duo
- AI models
- Gemini
From the original article
2 min read at theverge.com
We gave the iPhone Duo a 7 /10. But that wasn't always the score we planned, and it might not be the right score forever. Such are the challenges of reviewing - and assessing - a big, new idea about the most popular smartphone in history.
By David Pierce · theverge.com
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