This type of error creeps in a lot when redrafting sentences. For example, maybe the submitter originally wrote "an actual debit card", then decided that saying

This type of error creeps in a lot when redrafting sentences. For example, maybe the submitter originally wrote "an actual debit card", then decided that saying "physical" instead would make the distinction clearer. It's very easy to just change the word and forget to check the words around it. Edit: Or, as wrigby pointed out, they removed the word "(ugly)" from the techcrunch headline.