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Samsung accidentally freezes its smart fridges with a software update

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  1. sandworm101 · · focus · HN ↗
    The fridge compressor answers to software? Idiocy. It need be nothing more than a relay attached to a thermocouple. I can see having a smart screen to deliver aps/ads and to collect data on people in the home, but why on earth would that need to actually manipulate temperatures?
    1. Hizonner · · focus · HN ↗
      A thermocouple won't drive a relay.
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