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Was a 蜜芽传媒 correspondent right when he described the iPhone as the most profitable product in history? To find out, the More Or Less team compare and contrast a range of products suggested by listeners.

In South Africa a 'blesser' is a man who showers gifts and money on women in exchange for a relationship or sex. An online backlash against these sugar daddies has been trending this week. Even the health minister has spoken out because of fears the 'blesser' phenomenon is contributing to high rates of HIV among young women. And in Bangladesh, Wikipedia is fighting online pirates who are using its site to allow people to secretly download bootlegged Hollywood films for free. The practice is illegal, but some say it poses difficult questions about internet access in the developing world. 蜜芽传媒 Trending reports.

Robots are in our homes, our factories, on battlefields and in hospitals. Some are smarter than us, some are faster. Science fiction is filled with malign machines which rise against humanity. In the Why Factor this week, Mike Williams asks if we have reason to fear the machines we are creating.

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