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Now, Stevenson is a published author and teaches economics through his YouTube channel, Garyseconomics. He discusses his time in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S, and how he was recruited. After seeing combat in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Haiti, Ryan left the Navy and worked as a contractor for the CIA. He discusses work as a spy and CIA protocol. Kenneth Valentine served as a special agent in the US Secret Service for 24 years and protected three sitting presidents, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.

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☆ How millionaire bankers actually work, according to a former trader
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Kevin Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Gary Stevenson, the author of "The Trading Game," spent his early 20s trading trillions of dollars for Citibank in London and Tokyo. He talks to Business Insider about office culture in Canary Wharf, London; the bosses; and the bonuses. He covers the mindset of profitable bankers, their daily routine, and what leaving the job was like. Now, Gary teaches economics through his YouTube channel, Garyseconomics. For more:"The Trading Game" — US publication"The Trading Game" — UK publicationGary's YouTube channel

Persons: Gary Stevenson, Gary, Gary's Organizations: Citibank, Business, YouTube, BI Locations: London, Tokyo, Canary Wharf , London

☆ What life is like as a Navy SEAL, according to a former member
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Kyle Desiderio | Kevin Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Shawn Ryan served as a Navy SEAL for almost six years. He endured one of the most intense training programs known in the military world, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S. After seeing combat in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Haiti, Ryan left the Navy and worked as a contractor for the CIA. After leaving the military, Ryan began abusing drugs, chasing the adrenaline highs he'd experienced as a SEAL. Today, he runs a YouTube channel and a podcast, "The Shawn Ryan Show."

Persons: Shawn Ryan, Ryan, miniguns, Shawn Ryan Show Organizations: Navy, CIA, Veterans Locations: Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, Baghdad

It can transform from helicopter to airplane in seconds, providing a vital role for the US military by ferrying troops in and out of combat zones. But the V-22 Osprey has also caused the deaths of 62 service members. A crash in Japan last year grounded the entire fleet. We compared accident data for the Osprey with that of its closest rivals to see whether it really deserves its "widow-maker" reputation.

Locations: Japan

☆ Former CIA Officer Andrew Bustamante Explains How Spying Works
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Kevin Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Andrew Bustamante spent seven years working covertly as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA recruited him while he was applying to join the Peace Corps after leaving the US Air Force. Bustamante possesses an intimate knowledge of the intelligence community's inner workings. After meeting his wife — also a CIA officer — and having children, he learned the CIA was no place for families. Today, he runs his own company, Everyday Spy, training people in the techniques he learned as a spy.

Persons: Andrew Bustamante, Bustamante, — Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Peace Corps, US Air Force, Business Locations: Afghanistan, Iraq

☆ Nespresso and Keurig Spend Millions Trying to Solve Coffee-Pod Waste
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Kevin Reilly | Grant Tyler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Each year, coffee companies like Keurig and Nespresso produce almost 50 billion single-serve coffee pods, which are notoriously difficult to recycle. Keurig even says so on its labels. Club Coffee in Canada uses a different approach, making a compostable K-Cup alternative, the PurPod100, out of coffee waste. We also asked a coffee expert: What's the most convenient way to brew while producing the least amount of waste?

Organizations: Coffee Locations: Canada

☆ How Scrappers Safely Mine Gold From Electronic Waste
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Kevin Reilly | Manuel Silva-Paulus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

One ton of circuit boards from old e-waste can contain 100 times more gold than a ton of mined gold. Now, scrappers like Wade Crawley in Sydney, Australia, are cashing in. He's partnered with Mint Innovation, a company that invented a safer and cleaner way to recover precious metals from electronics. In one day, Mint can salvage up to $85,000 in gold from recycled electronics. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Wade Crawley, He's Organizations: Mint, Business Locations: Sydney, Australia

☆ How Adidas, Asics, and other shoemakers deal with waste
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Kevin Reilly | Manuel Silva-Paulus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

More than 50 billion shoes are made every year. The biggest manufacturers, like Nike, Adidas, and Asics, make them durable enough to run hundreds of miles. But this also makes them incredibly expensive and difficult to recycle. Now, one Dutch company, FastFeetGrinded, has developed a method to combat waste while the industry searches for more sustainable materials.

Organizations: Nike, Adidas

☆ One Nigerian entrepreneur's solution for millions of old tires
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Kevin Reilly | Manuel Silva-Paulus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Waste tires can act as breeding grounds for malaria and cause fires. One Nigerian aims to recycle every one of her country's discarded tires.

Locations: Nigerian

☆ How Gaza businesses use trash to get around Israeli blockades
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Kevin Reilly | Manuel Silva-Paulus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In 2007, Israel set up blockades around the Gaza Strip, claiming that many everyday items could also be used to make weapons. As a result, some businesses have resorted to using trash for manufacturing and construction, including prayer mats made out of buckets and doors made out of refrigerators.

Persons: Israel Locations: Gaza

Others can trigger global extinctions,But how big of an asteroid does it take to damage cities, states, countries, and the planet? Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. Some angry space rocks, like the recent Chelyabinsk meteorite that exploded over Russia, are big enough to shatter windows and crumble walls. A handful can trigger global extinctions, like the asteroid that smashed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago. But how big of an asteroid does it take to damage cities, states, countries, and the planet?

☆ 10 surprising things you can recycle, from flip-flops to human hair
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Kevin Reilly | Grant Tyler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Shiki Wrap Is Making Gift Wrap From Recycled Plastic Bottles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Kevin Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Meagan Downey is the founder of Shiki Wraps, a startup making reusable gift wrap out of plastic bottles. She aims to reduce America's extra 7 million pounds of holiday trash.

Persons: Meagan Downey, Shiki

☆ Garbage spikes during the holidays — can wrapping gifts in plastic trash reduce it?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Kevin Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Turning tofu waste into natural gas is helping to clean rivers in Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Kevin Reilly | Lilian Manansala | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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