Bud's Weekly Geek-out
Wednesdays at 7:20 am, our resident geek, webmeister Bud, geeks out about the latest geekery in the world, from gadgets to apps to pop culture, and enlightens Dylan & Jason in The Morning Zone. =)
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Xbox sets the record straight
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . after unceasing rumours about Xbox games coming to PS5 & Switch, Xbox will set the record straight. =O webmeister Bud
deepfake executives
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a company lost $35M CAD in a first-of-its-kind videoconferencing deepfake scam. =( webmeister Bud
TheWeekInGeek 15
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Week in Geek #15: failed robot vacuum acquisitions, game layoffs, and moon lander success. =) webmeister Bud
nose cover pose
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gen Zs are covering their noses in family photos, and parents are making it a thing. =/ webmeister Bud
CES 2024
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual recap of the weird announcements of CES. =) webmeister Bud
23andMe data breach
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
apps to start your year right
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A rundown of some apps Bud loves which could hopefully make your digital life more efficient. =) webmeister Bud
a ban for Christmas!
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gaming cheaters are being handed bans wrapped up as Christmas presents! =) webmeister Bud
AI Turing test
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
Game Pass on every screen
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Xbox's Game Pass on the Switch? On PlayStation? They said it, but not so fast . . . =( webmeister Bud
299 Queen Street West
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
OpenAI
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
NASA+
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . NASA+ is a new FREE streaming service with live events, documentaries, historical footage, and kid-friendly options. =) webmeister Bud
Jetson ONE
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new personal drone (not a jetpack) is on the market, and it sounds cool/terrifying. =) webmeister Bud
Chee'ilth, Indigenous Marvel superhero
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Vancouver developer behind the Marvel Contest of Champions mobile game developed a First Nations hero named Chee'ilth, and she'll be a playable character at th…
Project Primrose
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Project Primrose aims to make your clothing change from white to chrome in an instant. =) webmeister Bud
consensual doxxing
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an OSINT-skilled TikTok user went viral doxxing other users...WITH CONSENT. =) webmeister Bud
Anguilla.ai
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Anguilla, a tiny British territory in the Caribbean, is making BANK with their top-level domain, .AI. =) webmeister Bud
LEGO drops recycled blocks
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . LEGO has had to abandon making bricks from recycled bottles. =O webmeister Bud
Unity install fee
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Unity, the engine behind over 750,000 games, decided to suddenly add a fee to developers per install of their games. =) webmeister Bud