The better metaphor is "where there's smoke, there's fire."
Three different news orgs have reported the different affairs.
Yes, one investigation begets others. Also, high profile witnesses come forward voluntarily once the screen is lifted on any unrelated investigation, but not typically before.
I guess nobody cared about the guy who made the chips for video games .. but now he's the guy who runs AI. Much more enticing for news.
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