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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges (arstechnica.com)

216 points by nonfamous 1 month ago | 218 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that a firmware update bricked Samsung smart fridges, leaving owners with spoiled food.

580 points by ftufek 1 year ago | 503 comments

Samsung Community forum thread reporting that the Q990D soundbar became unresponsive and could not be reset after the 1020 firmware update.