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OPINION: From basic wearables to booking tickets to the big game, sports tech is big business.

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Property developer Victor Goh has appeared before a Perth court over a possible contempt action, which was dismissed but with a judge’s stern warning.

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NASCAR CEO discusses recent success, possible international expansion

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CNBC Sport: NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell on global growth, the future of racing and Tom Cruise

NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell said the company has seen “a lot of momentum” after a challenging few years, touting NASCAR’s presence on multiple streaming platforms and the recently announced sequel to “Days of Thunder” as opportunities to raise the company’s profile.

The auto racing company CEO, in an interview with CNBC’s Brian Sullivan, credited the company’s growing popularity among a younger audience, in part, to its ability to connect with fans online.

“The media partners are just the foundation of the sport [that] help us grow,” he told CNBC.  

NASCAR content is available through streaming, cable and digital platforms across Fox, Comcast’s NBC, Versant’s USA Network, Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video, thanks to seven-year media rights agreements — worth an estimated $7.7 billion, according to various media reports.

When asked whether the patchwork nature of exclusive streaming rights to races would confuse viewers, O’Donnell said the breadth was actually a benefit.

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“For us [it’s] how many front doors can we give to a fan to come through and experience NASCAR, and we used to just be maybe on one or two networks,” he said. “And as you look at where media is going long-term, we realized to get younger we needed to try some different things, go where some of the younger fans are maybe watching or just tuning in for a couple minutes.”

The release of “Days of Thunder 2,” the sequel to the 1990 hit, will be another way to reach new fans, O’Donnell said. Tom Cruise will be reprising his role as Cole Trickle, a NASCAR driver, with Anne Hathaway set to co-star. The Paramount film is slated to premiere in summer 2028, Cruise announced on social media.

O’Donnell said Cruise recently visited NASCAR headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida, and believes that the sequel will bring new audiences to the league.

“He could not have been more enthusiastic,” O’Donnell told CNBC. “Tom’s No. 1 message to us: He’s like, ‘You got to be ready because I’m going to put people [on], and they’re going to know what NASCAR’S about.’”

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NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell during the Power Players New York event, Sept. 10, 2026.

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Global racing league Formula 1 has notched success in recent years garnering new fans via streaming and film, including Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” docuseries and Apple’s “F1” movie, which premiered in 2025.

The Brad Pitt blockbuster became Apple’s highest-grossing film.

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Similarly, “Ford v Ferrari,” a biopic about a legendary team of British and American race-car drivers, became one of the highest-grossing original movies of 2019.

And while NASCAR seeks to grow its reach domestically, O’Donnell said that he is “absolutely” open to international expansion.

The league currently races only in the U.S. and Mexico but is weighing options for additional international locations.  

O’Donnell said that brand awareness must be established internationally before plans for future race locations can be solidified.

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“I don’t want to just export a race and plop it somewhere,” O’Donnell said. “We want to build the culture so that when you go to a race, if we’re in Europe, you know, hey, that’s the NASCAR experience.”

O’Donnell was named CEO in April, replacing Jim France and becoming the league’s first CEO outside the founding family.

Disclosure: Versant Media Group is the parent company of CNBC.

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Okta: Just Another Overpriced Story Stock Within Cybersecurity (NASDAQ:OKTA)

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Thematic. Top down. I often find the theme before I find the stock. My philosophy is that themes are often born quiet and die loud. I try to catch them while they’re still finding their voice. When the music plays, I mainly chase pockets that rhyme with growth, momentum, perception shifts, and sometimes even the most absurd narratives (mostly AI-related). When the music slows and the tape deteriorates, I don’t wait around. I raise cash/rotate out, and watch for the next setup. A parabolic run may trigger a similar move. During a bull run, you won’t find much common ground between the deep value crowd and me. I liked the core ideas of deep value investors, and I briefly followed that philosophy. However, it demands patience, and the AI supercycle broke whatever patience I had left. The market changed, and so did I. My style is not set in stone. I’m mostly long when the music is playing. When it stops/slows down, I may dabble with shorts via put options, although it’s not my forte. My style is highly speculative. I have a high risk tolerance that most rational investors would find alarming. I don’t have a favorite timeframe. That said, I trade mostly the mid-term and the short-term. I have a pathetic low six-digit portfolio, and I consider myself part of the mid to low end of the K-shaped economy. It sometimes drops to the five-digit range when life has other plans. I’ve been in the game since mid 2024, although my first dabbles with stocks (i.e., burning $100 trading accounts in a matter of days) go back to the early/mid 2010s. I have a B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering and experience as a consultant in the aerospace sector. The latter statement is not relevant to my investment style, but I thought to add it for self-indulgent purposes. I live on the wrong side of the Atlantic. The opening bell is my lunch bell. I like astrology, so I’m a follower of technical analysis (mainly trends and support/resistance/psychological levels). I also look at the fundamentals of individual names, although the theme and the macro often prevail in my decision-making. I dislike empty suits, high-level BS, deep-level BS (especially), unnecessary jargon, and self-indulgent, third-person written introductions with an air of superiority.

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Kaynes Tech, Syrma SGS, MosChip, others rally up to 10% as PM Modi set to inaugurate Semicon 2026

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Shares of Kaynes Technology India, Syrma SGS Technology, MosChip Technologies, among others gained up to 10% on Thursday as investor attention turned to India’s semiconductor ecosystem ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the fifth edition of Semicon India 2026.

The event is set to showcase the country’s semiconductor value chain, spanning materials, equipment and chip design to fabrication, advanced packaging, electronics and systems.

Kaynes Technology rose 5% to an intraday high of Rs 3,563 on the BSE, while Syrma SGS Technology gained 10% to Rs 1,658 per share. MosChip Technologies also advanced more than 6% to Rs 212 per share.

Why are semiconductor stocks rising?

Kaynes Technology India is establishing a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Gujarat with an investment of Rs 3,307 crore, focused on wire-bond interconnect and substrate-based packages. The facility is expected to have capacity to produce more than 6.33 million chips per day.
Syrma SGS, meanwhile, is part of the broader electronics manufacturing ecosystem that could benefit as India pushes for greater domestic component manufacturing and localisation. The company has also recently received approval for a Rs 60 crore coil manufacturing project under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme, while it has been expanding its EMS footprint through partnerships and new facilities.

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MosChip is a semiconductor and product engineering company that designs custom computer chips and smart electronic systems.
India’s semiconductor sector has attracted $1.4 billion in all-time equity funding across 281 funded companies, with nearly half of this amount – $701 million – raised since 2025 alone, according to data from Tracxn.The growing investor interest comes as India attempts to build a semiconductor ecosystem beyond chip design and electronics assembly.

The government launched the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) in 2021 with a Rs 76,000 crore outlay, covering the semiconductor value chain from chip design and fabrication to packaging, testing, equipment, materials and talent.

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Semicon India 2026: What is PM Modi saying?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged global and Indian semiconductor companies to actively participate in the next phase of India’s semiconductor growth, calling for greater industry involvement in skilling, innovation and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

Modi chaired a roundtable with leading semiconductor industry CEOs at Seva Teerth, where he stressed closer collaboration between the government and the industry as India seeks to expand its capabilities across the semiconductor value chain.

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Modi reiterated the government’s commitment to maintaining a predictable and responsive policy environment for the semiconductor sector. At the same time, he said policies would need to evolve in line with technological advances and industry requirements.

Earlier this year, the government approved Semicon 2.0 with a proposed outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore. The programme focuses on six areas: chip design, semiconductor equipment and materials, fabrication facilities, advanced packaging, research and development, and talent development.

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