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Business Insider secured access to an internal Tesla pay database, covering nearly 100,000 employees as of December 2021. Correspondent Grace Kay explains why employees working for Elon Musk's company might accept salaries lower than what they could earn at other top tech corporations or major car manufacturers. This video was shot in October 2024.

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About 70% of kids' foods are ultra-processed, and that includes items for babies and toddlers. Why are so many foods made for children so unhealthy?

☆ Why SpaceX's fifth Starship flight was so revolutionary
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Erica Star Domena | Barbara Corbellini Duarte | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest ever launched into space, made history by catching its booster at the launch site for the very first time.

President Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election, and he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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☆ VIDEO: The moment a gunman shot Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Barbara Corbellini Duarte | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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Tunnels have run under Gaza for decades. But when Hamas took over, the underground network expanded into what Israel calls its biggest military threat. We decoded the long history of the Gaza tunnels to find out what makes it so hard to destroy.

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The growing popularity of so-called superfoods has led to a boom in production of fruits like avocado, açaí, and durian. Avocado farmers in Mexico are picking up guns to defend themselves from cartels. Açaí berries are painstakingly harvested in the Amazon, where farmers see very little return. And in Malaysia, durian farmers are losing their crops because of a controversial land battle. We journeyed through factory and forest to measure the true cost of our obsession with some of our favorite superfoods.

Silicon Valley Bank spent decades building trust with tech startups and venture capitalists. A Twitter panic, triggered by the people who placed their trust in the bank, took down the bank in days. Darius Rafieyan walks us through the rise and fall of Silicon Valley's exclusive boutique bank. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicySilicon Valley Bank spent decades building trust and relationships with Silicon Valley tech startups. But a Twitter panic took the bank down in days — triggered by the same people who placed their trust in the bank in the first place.

☆ Farmers in Brazil are risking their lives to harvest açaí — but they've been left out of the profits from the trendy berry's popularity
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Barbara Corbellini Duarte | Amanda Choy | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Climbing açaí trees requires this rope tool, which used to be made of plants. Kadeh FerreiraThe trunks are so thin that climbers like Lucas and his son Luis Fernando Souza de Deus have to be lightweight. The only tool they use to climb the trees is a single piece of rope called a peconha. The tool used to be made of leaves. At the top, climbers swing from the tree to grab multiple bunches of berries.

Hurricane Fiona killed two people in Puerto Rico and one in the Dominican Republic. The Category 3 hurricane is now hitting Turks and Caicos. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyHurricane Fiona is tearing through the Caribbean. It hit Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos. It's likely to strengthen into a Category 4 as it heads towards Bermuda.

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