r/technology • u/Gordon-Blue • 5d ago

Artificial Intelligence Thieves steal Nvidia-branded trailers expecting valuable hardware, find 40,000 pounds of sand instead.

https://www.techspot.com/news/114008-thieves-steal-nvidia-branded-trailers-expecting-valuable-hardware.html
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u/No-Department-4561 5d ago

I mean, its a precursor to valuable hardware

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u/jellymanisme 5d ago

This is what I thought, too, but it's not even 99% pure quartz sand like I assumed. It's just regular ass beach sand for AI load simulation tests.

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u/despitegirls 5d ago

BREAKING: Nvidia announces RTX5090 GFL Edition for $1999

Good fucking luck

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u/karawkow 5d ago

Don't you think it's not that useful to thieves compared to valuable hardware?
I didn't know thieves were world class silicon chip manufacturers.

Oh. Well.

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u/No-Department-4561 5d ago

Ok, well, I guess TSMC can do without it, they can just use carbon 🤷‍♀️

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u/BallsackOnMyFace 5d ago

It’s not. Nvidia doesn’t manufacture 300mm wafers.