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Samsung accidentally bricks refrigerators with faulty software update in South Korea

September 23, 2026, 18:06 UTC · Suwon, South Korea · Asia-Pacific

Samsung released an erroneous software update that rendered smart refrigerators inoperable in South Korea.

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