7 Days is a weekly roundup of the Editors' picks of what's been happening in the world of technology - written with a dash of humor, a hint of exasperation, and an endless supply of (Irish) coffee.Another week has come to an end - a week filled with all sorts of exciting news and intriguing developments across the tech world.

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A free app popular with children has been taken over by bullies for more sinister purposes.
Sim Simi was intended to be a 'robot' who can be taught to reply to messages automatically with quirky responses.
That little screen is our link to everything right now, and it’s incredible that in just a few short years, we’ve become inseparable from our devices – whether it’s a smartphone, a laptop or even a digital book.
And though it feels like we’re as evolved as we can be, great new things are just around the corner –especially for technology.
It'll still be a while before such vehicles are zooming around with passengers at 750mph, though.
Meanwhile, Musk himself is believed to have spent millions of dollars buying the domain from Pay Pal, and initially said he had "no plans right now" to actually use it.
Here, we’re taking a look at our vision of the future.
We’re looking at bots, especially chatbots and how they’re changing and about to change the landscape of our lives for the foreseeable future. ” To make it easy, we’ve put together a list of 100 ways in which we could potentially use all types of chatbots, in each aspect of our current lives.
Here are some examples of Darkbot in action- Keep in mind you need to add topics to your bot to make it learn how to reply.