Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Big Walk is peak friendmaxxing and, after Untitled Goose Game, waiting six years for this game was so worth it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Twitch has opted your content in to training Amazon's generative AI content models. Here's how to opt out. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo jumps into the smart glasses game? Yup. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . that six-fingered man you saw on the internet isn't AI. He's a new hand model! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the next generation of rechargable batteries could be made with . . . salt. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google wants to release 32 million mosquitos . . . for good. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . It's been a rough week in the gaming industry, from PlayStation nixing game discs, closing online stores, and raising console prices, to a horrific swath of job cuts at Xbox this week. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Commodore Callback 8020 is a not-smart, not-dumb, modern-guts/retro-design flip phone with no AI, no social media, and no browser, to keep you in the moment. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a German court has found Google directly liable for its AI summaries, and can't fall back on "users can check for themselves" to absolve itself of hallucinations. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . weirdly, Canada is trying to pass Bill C-22 giving law enforcement access to our metadata. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout