THE oil refinery proposed for Gladstone will go some way to making Australia’s fuel supply more secure, the developer of the project says. A report by the NRMA indicates Australia’s fuel storage is well below international standards, at 23 days’ supply, rather than the 90 days required of International Energy Agency members. >> Project boss keen to employ …

    The sale last week of a downtown Chicago office building is the latest indication that big investors are betting heavily that the Windy City will become an increasingly important technology hub to rival San Francisco and New York. One South Wacker, a 40-story glass tower built in 1982, sold last week for $344 million to John Hancock Real …

    Are automakers spinning their wheels when it comes to infotainment technology? A recent survey of some 14,000 automobile owners seems to suggest they are. The study, conducted jointly by the polling firm Nielsen and automotive consultants SBD, found in general that manufactures are jamming features into cars that most owners don’t use and often are not even aware …

      It seems impossible to please everybody, but that’s the challenge automakers face as consumer expectations for connected cars continue to rise. This was obvious during a panel discussion at a telematics conference Wednesday where consumers shared their infotainment preferences along with the pros and cons they see on a daily basis within their respective systems. The panel, …

    A covert, in-mission, full kill chain, integrated, Mine Warfare Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is described. It will significantly compress the kill chain beyond today’s overt detect to engage methods. It also eliminates or reduces costs associated with today’s multi-system approach. Over time, the MCM practice will inevitably evolve from overt to covert: this natural transition is discussed. The …

  In 2015, lawyers can be productive no matter where they are. With today’s technology, there’s no reason to be chained to your office in order to get work done. Instead, mobile and cloud technologies make it possible for lawyers to access important information using any Internet-enable device. The best part about these new technologies? They’re affordable and thus easily …

    New technologies continue to change every facet of the way we do business, including how we identify, recruit and hire the best people. Thanks to the latest tech innovations, today’s recruiting and hiring process has developed far beyond the traditional job boards and sit-down interviews of yesterday. The onslaught of social media has made it easier to identify and connect with potential candidates. …

  There was plenty of drama at the Monaco Grand Prix last Sunday with driver Nico Rosberg of Mercedes taking first place from teammate Lewis Hamilton late in the race. But there’s always plenty of action off the track too as race engineers analyze and transmit data to teams before and during any race. McLaren, based in Woking, UK, is one …

  Shanghai’s composite index recovered on Monday after stumbling last week, gaining 4.7 per cent after a slow start to finish at 4829.44. Its sister index in Shenzhen, where most of the technology stocks are listed, also did well with a rise of 4.86 per cent. Shanghai’s stock exchange is the world’s best performer, and has soared more than 80 …

  Recent improvements in speech and image recognition have come as companies such as Google build bigger, more powerful systems of computers to run machine-learning software. Now a relative minnow, a private company called Sentient with only about 70 employees, says it can cheaply assemble even larger computing systems to power artificial-intelligence software. The company’s approach may not be suited …