TechByter Worldwide 2018-03-25: Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology is Indistinguishable from Magic. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

There's no small amount of controversy between those who feel that artificial intelligence is an essential part of the future and those who say that artificial intelligence will kill us all. Let's consider those divergent points of view. In Short Circuits: Facebook lost $50 billion worth of value this week, attorneys general around the country are investigating the company's business practices, and legislators in the US and Europe are demanding that Mark Zuckerberg explain the company's business practices. Columbus is still in the running for Amazon's second headquarters operation, but Ohio is in the bottom half of states in a ranking based on innovation. The next Windows update will give users better control over security, but otherwise won't have any exciting new features. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Most people seem not to be worried that companies know a lot about us and want the companies to use that information to personalize their shopping experiences. • A company is offering the ability to book an overnight stay in the Empire State Building, but good luck in figuring out how to apply.