The corporate watchdog has launched legal action over alleged price fixing and tender bid rigging for entertainment services at Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group mine sites. Technology company Swift is accused of making agreements with a competitor to fix technology infrastructure prices, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says. The tenders in 2019…
Technology Company Accused of Price Fixes at Australian Mine Sites
Two Miners Found Dead After Falling Into Void, Investigation Underway
An investigation is underway to find the cause of death for two miners who fell into a void at Dugald River Mine in outback Queensland. Dylan Langridge, 33, and Trevor David, 36, were driven underground in Dugald River at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday when their vehicle plummeted into a 25-metre stope void—a dugout tunnel…
TikTok Automatically Collects Facial Data
TikTok might be collecting facial and voice data—without asking its users. There’s concern that this data could fall into Beijing’s hands. Eleven are dead and two missing, in the latest update from a mine accident in northern China. The country has confirmed over 10 mining accidents so far this year. A young man in Beijing…
New US Bill to Sanction Chinese Health Officials
TikTok might be collecting facial and voice data—without asking its users. There’s concern that this data could fall into Beijing’s hands. Eleven are dead and two missing, in the latest update from a mine accident in northern China. The country has confirmed over 10 mining accidents so far this year. A young man in Beijing…
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