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Thieves Are Now Targeting AI Data Center Construction Sites for Copper and Expensive Equipment (www.vice.com)
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Investigators recovered two stolen trailers carrying $1.3 million in data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 8 points 15 hours ago

in 2008 when the housing market fell into a hole, people were ripping out copper before the banks kicked them out.