Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

[rcjordan]

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/

[ergophobe]

They needed the firmware updates because the truth is that AI fridges just aren't as awesome as buyers were expecting.

People were thinking they would be on the level of an AI toothbrush or AI socks or something, but no. They're barely better than an old-fashioned smart fridge from 2024.

[Brad]

>smart fridges

A fridge should never need software. 

[ergophobe]

I suspect every fridge made in the last 20 years has software/firmware