Thieves steal Nvidia trailers, find 20 tons of sand
plusai trailers labeled with nvidia logos stolen, but only 20 tons of sand were found. the incident highlights rising theft of high-value computer equipment.
on thursday morning, two trailers emblazoned with logos for plusai and nvidia were stolen from plusai's warehouse in newark, california. the trailers were secured with hand locks, which were broken. plusai employees reported that the trailers were full of about 20,000 pounds of sand, used for simulated loads in research and development testing. the trailers were recovered with 40,000 pounds of sand intact. the incident comes at a time of rising theft targeting high-value computer equipment, especially chips and other electronics meant for use in data centers. the case is under investigation, and no arrests have been made.