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# What Actually Happened, Palate Cleanser
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-10-22-pm/
- Published: 2026-10-22T23:18:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T23:18:20.000Z
- Description: Thursday’s big story was a bug rather than a bidding war: the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities went public, and half the internet spent the afternoon patching or flipping on maintenance mode. Australia’s court told Apple to open the iPhone, and Barclays showed what “AI efficiency” looks like on a payroll.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Thursday's big story was a bug rather than a bidding war: the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities went public, and half the internet spent the afternoon patching or flipping on maintenance mode. Australia's court told Apple to open the iPhone, and Barclays showed what "AI efficiency" looks like on a payroll.

> **5,000 jobs** — Barclays is cutting about 5% of its workforce as AI takes over back-office work. *(MarketWatch)*

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#### [Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched](https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-exploited-the-php-vulnerabilities-days-before-they-were-patched/?ref=adjacent.media)

AWS logged exploitation attempts four days before the fix landed. "Basically every PHP installation" means yours too. *(WIRED)*

#### [Apple Ordered to Open iPhone to Rival App Stores in Australia](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/22/rival-app-stores-in-australia-ordered/?ref=adjacent.media)

Australia's Federal Court wants rival app stores, direct downloads, and alternative payments on iPhone. Fortnite is already heading back to the local App Store as a result. *(MacRumors)*

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#### [Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/airbnb-limits-chores-for-guests-sparking-backlash-from-hosts/?ref=adjacent.media)

Hosts are threatening to quit over no longer being able to make guests strip the beds. The checkout-chore list was load-bearing for somebody. *(TechCrunch)*