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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/19/c9gef0laaapgsttz72g8.jpg?quality=751280854The television show Shark Tank gives aspiring entrepreneurs a chance to pitch business investors on their ideas. And according to new reports, the CIA has its own version of Shark Tank to get personnel thinking about espionage technology in innovative ways.