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Some Samsung smart fridges stopped working on Tuesday due to a firmware update.

Korean outlets were the first to report the problems, which affect Samsung’s Bespoke AI line of fridges. Star News Korea, per a Google-provided translation, said that most of the affected devices were four-door fridges from 2024 or later.

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[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm guessing none of these idiots will learn their lesson either. The next appliance they buy will still have network connectivity and useless spyware.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Earn social credit while pouring juice

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Chaebol being chaebol. They'll try selling anything with a short lifespan and lots of useless frills just for a little more profit.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

If it's so "smart" why did it shut down?? "Dumb" fridges only do one thing, cool food. Make the world dumb again.

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Suck. It. Jin-Yang.

[–] EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 23 hours ago

If you are so lazy that you buy a smart fridge, you deserve what you get.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 2 points 1 day ago

What idiot thought it would be a good idea to connect the cooling mechanism to whatever smart bullshit screen is built into it?

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 1 day ago

This is such a 2026 headline…just wow. There is no crying over spoiled [sic] milk

[–] ulkesh@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

"Smart" fridge.

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