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  "id": 9412454,
  "title": "Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"So absurd and embarrassing ...\"",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Samsung accidentally freezes its smart fridges with a software update",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/samsung-accidentally-freezes-its-smart-fridges-with-a-software-update",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:11:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}