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Chips & hardwarehigh impactSamsung confirms software update bricks smart fridges in South Korea
· South Korea · Asia-Pacific
Samsung confirms a faulty software update caused smart refrigerators in South Korea to stop cooling, promising emergency repairs and compensation for food loss.
- Topic
- Chips & hardware
- Location
- South Korea (35.908°, 127.767°)
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Impact
- high
- Reported by
- cnBeta
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