Tuesday's Daily Pulse

› eMerge Americas opens with Colin Powell talking tech, politics, immigration [Miami Herald]
eMerge Americas threw open the doors of the Miami Beach Convention Center on Monday for Year 3 of the homegrown technology conference. Manny Medina, founder of eMerge Americas, said 13,000 people from 60 countries registered for the conference, a sellout.

› Gun industry surge adds tens of thousands of jobs [Money]
An unprecedented surge in gun sales created tens of thousands of jobs last year. The gun industry added 24,763 jobs in 2015 for a nationwide total of 287,986, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

› Florida teen's science project catches Obama's eye [WTSP]
A 14-year-old Florida girl's science project caught the eye of President Obama during the White House Science Fair. Hannah Herbst created an ocean-energy probe prototype.

› SunTrust Foundation Donates $10,000 to Florida Tech’s Bisk College of Business [FIT News]
For the second consecutive year, The SunTrust Foundation has donated $10,000 to Florida Institute of Technology’s Nathan Bisk College of Business.

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