Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Hello Kitty will appear as 32 different types of algae to highlight its importance to a sustainable future. Plus, cute. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BC earthquake warnings will now go directly to your phone. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google's new NotebookLM makes a frighteningly-realistic podcast of your text input. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . researchers at Cornell University have given a robot body to a mushroom. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI-powered traffic cameras are on the lookout for dangerous drivers, and they've caught some DOOZIES. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a California startup wants to sell nighttime sun with space mirrors. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Nintendo Museum has been given its first official preview. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the latest innovation in diabetes treatments is smart insulin. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Logitech might have plans for a subscription-based forever mouse in the future... =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . geeking out about the VERY Paris Olympic medals. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a recap of the CrowdStrike IT outage. What happened, why it was such a pain, and why we shouldn't panic about it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ticketmaster's having a TIME, what with its data breach AND its ''non-transferable'' tickets being recreated and resold. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nike is killing the app for its Adapt BB power lacing sneakers. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the EU is working toward a Digital Identity Wallet to replace a driver's license, passport, prescriptions, and more. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . three geeky stories of accessibility improvements. Yay! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . WWDC wrapped last week, and I half-review it, and half-laugh at how Apple has to rename EVERYTHING. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a group of highschoolers are fighting phishing by flooding fake login sites with fake login information. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Monkey C Interactive Artcade (from the people who brought you the interactive railings at Bastion Square) is now open downtown for all of your mutant music machine amusement. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Samsung demands that your phone be destroyed if you bring it in for repair, and there are non-Samsung parts inside. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . new tech is coming to the UK police to disable suspected stolen electric bikes/scooters with a line-of-site EMP. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Four stories of interesting decisions by game developers and publishers. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Do you have an eye for AI-generated misinformation? Bud took a simple quiz, and you can, too! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . .  London Drugs has had to close its stores after a cyberattack. Let's learn from that. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Boston Dynamics Atlas bipedal robot is back, and electric, with 360º rotating limbs and head. Thanks, I hate it. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

[Sorry I somehow forgot to publish this geek-out!] Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . four Ontario school boards have sued the makers of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, for harms done to children. Unprecedented. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the browser wars continue, with a new paid (enterprise) version of Chrome, and *Privacy Not Included from the makers of Firefox. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Microsoft developer accidentally discovered a backdoor in a Linux program that could've compromised millions of machines. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud reviews Princess Peach: Showtime!, her first starring role since 2005. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BMW's third E Ink car in as many years pays tribute to the first art car painted by a woman: South Africa's Dr. Esther Mahlangu. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI chatbots are having a TIME right now. Here are some interesting stories about what they're coming up with. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . surprise, surprise! Turns out ransomware operators DON'T delete your data if you pay them! So don't pay them. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . age verification for porn in Canada could be a disaster. Meta, of all companies, might have the solution. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . should you put your wet phone into a bag of rice? New advice from Apple suggests no. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . after unceasing rumours about Xbox games coming to PS5 & Switch, Xbox will set the record straight. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a company lost $35M CAD in a first-of-its-kind videoconferencing deepfake scam. =( webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Week in Geek #15: failed robot vacuum acquisitions, game layoffs, and moon lander success. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gen Zs are covering their noses in family photos, and parents are making it a thing. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual recap of the weird announcements of CES. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 23andMe keeps it classy after a data breach by a) blaming its users for recycling passwords and b) trying to convince its users not to sue. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A rundown of some apps Bud loves which could hopefully make your digital life more efficient. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gaming cheaters are being handed bans wrapped up as Christmas presents! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . one of the first chatbots ever created scored better than some modern AI in a recent Turing test. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Xbox's Game Pass on the Switch? On PlayStation? They said it, but not so fast . . . =( webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a documentary about MuchMusic just came out, and it's awesome. But a cease and desist might keep you from seeing it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in some shocking corporate tech news, OpenAI fired its CEO, its president then quit, and over 700 employees threatened to follow suit. AI DRAMA. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . NASA+ is a new FREE streaming service with live events, documentaries, historical footage, and kid-friendly options. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new personal drone (not a jetpack) is on the market, and it sounds cool/terrifying. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout