Wednesday’s top tech news: CES gets smart about peeing

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The tech industry’s moment of reckoning: layoffs and hiring freezes

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Amazon’s massive layoffs will reportedly affect 17,000 employees

That’s a higher number than expected. | Illustration

Coming soon: smart homes where the electricity isn’t so dumb

The Schneider Pulse smart electrical panel, one component

Uranium and arsenic are in drinking water — but some communities have it worse than others

Signs warning of health risks are posted outside

Samsung’s new smart home hub is hidden inside a wireless charger

Samsung’s new SmartThings Station is a smart home

Philips Hue is getting a $130 app for TVs

The new Hue app will sync lights to

Luminar acquires lidar data company Civil Maps

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CES 2023: all the news from the year’s biggest tech conference

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