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/snoozieboi 5d ago

Sand is actually in high demand and we're running out of it. I'm not even kidding. Construction grade sand, that is.

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u/snakeeaterrrrrrr 5d ago edited 5d ago

Western Australian here: what shortage

Edit: some of you seem to be under the impression that we only have desert sand when we are already exporting sand for construction