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Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Kia Telluride Battery Drain Lawsuit: What the Federal Complaint Actually Says (theautowire.com) — A Rockville car buyer's experience at Herson's Kia is central to a new federal class-action lawsuit claiming Kia Tellurides from 2020–2026 suffer from chronic battery drain that dealers struggle to diagnose. The piece explains the alleged electrical issues, why they're hard to fix, what the lawsuit can realistically achieve, and practical steps owners can take to document problems and seek relief.
• CMU Builds on Its Strengths To Advance NeuroAI (cmu.edu) — Rockville recently hosted the NIH BRAIN Initiative conference where Carnegie Mellon researchers shared cutting-edge NeuroAI work that blends brain science and artificial intelligence. The article highlights how CMU scientists are using AI models to understand perception, design better hearing technologies, and build more adaptable intelligent systems, while also drawing inspiration from animal and human learning to improve future AI.
• Autism Therapy's Latest Labor Challenge — Unionization (bhbusiness.com) — Registered behavior technicians at Verbal Beginnings' Rockville clinic have been on strike since July 20 after unionizing and clashing with management over pay, safety equipment, and hours. Their walkout, one of several new autism-therapy unions nationwide, highlights how low wages and burnout are reshaping care models and could influence future services and staffing in Rockville and beyond.
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