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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Virtual reality big in 1st group of OrlandoiX speakers
An Emmy Award-nominated speaker, HTC Vive creative director and mobile game producer highlight the first group of speakers that will be at OrlandoiX. The third-year tech conference takes place Aug. 17-20 at Full Sail University.
› Longboat Key wants to lure Tom Harmer to lead town
Longboat Key leaders are looking for a “big fish” administrator who already understands the area’s local governments to replace outgoing Town Manager Dave Bullock when he retires in January. At the top of their list is Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer, so the commission last week asked Bullock to try to reel him in.
› Israeli firm extracts water from air in Florida
Enter Water-Gen, an Israeli company whose technology captures humidity to extract drinking water from the air. Miami Gardens said it was launching a pilot program with the company to address its water problems — the first U.S. city to do so.
› Boynton food bank faces challenges with federal cuts
According to Feeding South Florida, a food bank serving 25 percent of the state's food insecure population, with a large distribution center in Boynton Beach, proposed federal budget cuts will significantly impact the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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