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ZDNET’s key takeaways The Meater Pro is available now for $130. Five-sensor accuracy, a powerful companion app, long battery life, and a handy magnetic case are the key highlights. The device is relatively expensive, but the lack of wasted meat thanks to proper cooking makes up for it. Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon…

Enterprise giant Salesforce is looking to ride the vibe-coding wave — where developers describe what they want in natural language and AI agents write the code — withitsnew AI-powered developer tool. Salesforce announced itsnewvibe-coding offering,AgentforceVibes,on Wednesday. This newcoding toolhelps developers workautonomously on Salesforce apps and agents by handling much of the technical implementation automatically.AgentforceVibes can…

More than 230 groups including Food & Water Watch, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Greenpeace are demanding a pause on the construction of any new data centers in the US until stronger regulations are in place to prevent soaring electricity rates, water use, and pollution. “The rapid, largely unregulated rise of data centers to fuel…

Holiday travel is getting closer and that means a lot of babies, crowds and nosey seat neighbors to contend with through it. Fortunately, Black Friday comes first and, with it, sales on a bunch of tech products that can make your journey a lot more enjoyable. Take the second-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, which are…

Hyperkin announced a new clamp-on style wireless controller created in collaboration with GameSir. The X5 Alteron features similar functionality to GameSir’s GameSir G8 Plus that debuted in 2024 with an expanding telescopic mechanism that can clamp onto smartphones, tablets, and several versions of the Nintendo Switch, replacing the Joy-Cons. What sets the X5 Alteron apart…