Here is maybe what he was remembering from HN:
> Our Samsung fridge’s manual says it’ll automatically and silently mesh network with any Samsung TVs in range, use AI and hidden cameras to recognize what’s in the fridge and when we use it, then have the TV inject targeted ads into programming based on its findings. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45742208
Wild. Still, paraphrased like that it triggers my "sure, that totally happened" detectors.