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22 June 2016

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Gamers on TV

and tennis on TV this summer will soon be able to indulge in round-the-clock action. This month, Sky is launching the UK’s first mainstream TV channel dedicated to video games. Ginx eSports TV – which is also being funded by UK broadcaster ITV – will show competitive gaming and other games coverage 24 hours a day.

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that the FBI can trawl with facial recognition technology, according to a report by the US , an agency auditing government activity.

Spoilers are coming

Spoiled.io is offering a service that lets you “anonymously and ruthlessly” ruin the hit HBO show Game of Thrones for your enemies (or friends). For a fee of $0.99, the site promises to send text messages detailing twists in the show to any phone number you provide. The texts will be sent each week while the show is on air for the duration of the current season.

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