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SRX's threat to NASCAR takes center stage in antitrust trial

There was concern that Cup Series teams could form or join a breakaway series

Motorsport

Silicon Motion reportedly prepping SM8466 SSD controller with a PCIe 6.0 x4 — leak claims it will be unveiled at FMS 2025, sporting speeds of up to 28GB/s

Silicon Motion is expected to formally introduce its first PCIe Gen6 controller for next-generation data center SSDs at the upcoming FMS 2025 conference next month, according to a leak.

Tom’s Hardware

SMI CEO claims Nvidia wants SSDs with 100 million IOPS — up to 33X performance uplift could eliminate AI GPU bottlenecks

The chief executive of Silicon Motion said in an interview that Nvidia is looking forward to ridiculously fast storage devices to eliminate performance bottlenecks for its AI GPUs.

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SMI CEO says no PCIe 6.0 SSDs for PC 'until 2030', Nvidia demands SSDs with 100 million IOPS — Wallace C. Kou on the future of SSDs

The CEO of Silicon Motion discusses the prospects of independent developers of SSD controllers, PCIe 6.0 SSDs, PLC 3D NAND, and other exotic types of non-volatile memory, as well as why NAND makers are poised to continue using controllers from third parties.

Tom’s Hardware

Atlanta Motor Speedway Renamed EchoPark Speedway

Ahead of its upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race weekend, Atlanta Motor Speedway traded in its name for a brand new one: EchoPark Speedway.

The Sports Daily

Ross Chastain says "patience paid off" in historic Coca-Cola 600 win

On Memorial Day Weekend, Ross Chastain won NASCAR's longest race in unprecedented fashion, coming from 40th (last) on the grid in a backup car to take the lead 591 miles into the 600-mile event. Of his six victories in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2022, none are more prestigious than this…

Motorsport

Silicon Motion enables PCIe 5.0 SSDs at mainstream prices with SM2504XT controller

Silicon Motion will showcase its SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD controller at Computex 2025, bringing high-end performance and efficiency to the mainstream SSD market.

Tom’s Hardware

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British people ‘will rise to challenge’ of green action – ex-US climate envoy

John Kerry said he was ‘optimistic’ about decarbonisation efforts in the US and wider global climate action despite the US row back.

Evening Standard

King jokes with guests and views exhibitions at sustainability event

Charles spoke to fashion designer Stella McCartney at a Sustainable Markets Initiative event.

Evening Standard

Silicon Motion is developing a next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller

Silicon Motion is working on the SM8466 SSD controller with a PCIe Gen6 host interface.

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese PCIe 5.0 SSD tested with speeds up to 14.5 GB/s — Zhitai TiPro9000 sports 5th Gen YMTC 3D NAND and SMI SM2508 controller

Zhitai's TiPro9000 SSD with 5th Gen YMTC 3D NAND and Silicon Motion SM2508 SSD controller benchmarked, appears to be one of the fastest client drives around.

Tom’s Hardware

Silicon Motion Demos Low-Power PCie 5.0 SSD Controller: SM2508

Rounding out our Computex 2024 SSD controller news, let's talk about the final major controller vendor at the show: Silicon Motion. Silicon Motion has been somewhat late to the PCIe Gen5 SSD party, as its rival Phison has been offering their high-end PS5026-E26 controller for almost 18 months now. But…

AnandTech

With historic NASCAR All-Star Race complete, what’s next for North Wilkesboro Speedway?

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Between the big turnout in the grandstands and the general energy that flowed through the industry this weekend — so much about NASCAR’s long-awaited return to North Wilkesboro Speedway felt like a success.

Tribune News Service

Charles announces forum seeking to build a sustainable future

The forum is to take place at this year’s Cop27 climate talks in Egypt.

The Independent UK

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Charles says climate change ‘cannot be solved’ without China

The Prince of Wales said the future of humanity depends on ‘an ever more urgent solution’.

Autosport

Bruton Smith obituary: Influential NASCAR track owner dies, aged 95

Serial NASCAR track owner and philanthropist Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95, due to natural causes.

Motorsport

NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith dies, aged 95

Legendary businessman and NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith has died.

Tribune News Service

As NASCAR strives for innovation and change, Coke 600 bets on being a thing of the past

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600, the annual crown-jewel Charlotte race on the Cup Series schedule, isn’t going anywhere. As Speedway Motorsports president and CEO Marcus Smith put it, “Moving the Coke 600 would be like taking the Masters out of Augusta.”

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Motorsport

Marcus Smith saw positives in the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas

While social media response to Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway may have been predominantly negative, the track’s owner still saw plenty of positives.

The Hindu

HC hearing on judges’ abuse case adjourned to April 20

Fresh material on geo-blocking of social media intermediaries filed

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