Hello, readers. If you are readers, that is. Or are you AI? Perhaps I am, too. I'm Hallam Bullock, reporting to you from London, and welcome to my existential crisis. 

Well, perhaps that is a little strong, but I've recently joined Elon Musk in mulling whether life is all just one big simulation. 

That's because a recent study let 25 AI avatars loose in a virtual city, and it turns out they behave very similarly to us. You can read about it here – though it might leave you questioning life, the universe, and everything. 

Now, let's take a look at the week's top tech stories.