rumor

The rumor was that they were\n about to sue them, but ended up backing off.

Before our era of jargon, they were simply called fraud and rumor mongering.

Like Google, I strongly doubt that their questions are anywhere near as difficult as the rumor stream claims.

I won't air her dirty laundry, but please speculate and spread rumor amongst yourselves.

Doesn't look like any dedicated rumors sites actually published it.

"The rumor that China used a system Google put in place to enable lawful intercepts, which I used as a news hook for this essay, has not been confirmed.

"Except, in this case, it's "This video exists to try and help examine the vicious rumor that Google is classist and racist and abuses its employees.

We hear about them through rumor and this is filtered through whatever heuristics and analytical brain software we happen to have available.

The rumor mill may be in high gear for months, sure, but when Apple makes their official announcement, it is nearly always in the form of "Here is our new Superlative Magical Thing.

The end result is that decisions coming from the top are, no matter how well-intentioned and considered, depending on rumor, hearsay and report, not on-the-ground knowledge.

Now, as he points out, it's not unusual to spend weeks digging around through vendor requirements, obscure dialects, rumor and configuration nightmares simply trying to get started.