Much of the speculation around the death of the right-wing activist is being promulgated by conspiracy-minded personalities he helped elevate.

President Donald Trump posted, and later deleted, a fake Fox News report featuring an AI clip of himself promoting "medbeds," a nonexistent cure-all medical bed.

For years, I've puzzled over a question that seems to defy common sense: If stock markets are hitting records and tech innovation seems endless, why aren't companies pouring money back into new projects?

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