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New AC models unveiled through 2026, including LG's DualCool AI with a 5-meter radar sensor and Hisense's Companion Living AC, use motion tracking and smart home data to direct cooling only toward occupants rather than entire rooms. Similar targeted-cooling features have appeared from Samsung, Dyson, Dreo and Midea, building on occupancy-sensing technology Mitsubishi Electric first introduced in 1994.
Samsung confirmed that a firmware update pushed through its SmartThings app this week caused many Bespoke AI Family Hub refrigerators in South Korea to lose power and go offline, showing an update error on their screens. The company said the update was mistakenly released during internal testing and has since halted its distribution while preparing a fix. Affected owners reported spoiled groceries, with some losing large amounts of food during the Chuseok holiday period.
A firmware update pushed through Samsung's SmartThings platform this week caused some Bespoke AI four-door refrigerators, mostly 2024-and-later models, to lose power and stop cooling. Owners in Korea reported their fridges went offline mid-update, with displays stuck on an update-checking message, forcing many to throw out spoiled food. Samsung has not responded to questions about the scope of the issue or a fix.
A faulty firmware update caused Samsung's roughly $4,000 Bespoke AI 4-Door refrigerators to shut down across South Korea, according to Star News Korea. Affected units displayed an error message and stopped cooling even after being unplugged and restarted, and the failure hit just before the Chuseok holiday, forcing some owners to discard food. Samsung reportedly told customers the earliest repair appointment was October 1.