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Millie Giles & Tom Jones7/16/25

Chick-fil-A’s apps are ruling the roost on iOS charts right now

For those that didn’t already know, Chick-fil-A — the fast-food chain renowned for its chicken sandwiches, customer service, and closed-on-Sunday policy — launched the “Chick-fil-A Play” entertainment app back in November, complementing its existing food ordering and rewards app with a separate service for brand-related streaming and gaming.

Now, drawn by the irresistible lure of free food and a lot of new cow-centric content, people are flocking to download both apps, thrusting them into the top two spots on the US iOS free app store.

Chick-fil-A app downloads — Sherwood News

On Monday, the company announced the return of “Code Moo,” a digital game available only on the original Chick-fil-A app where rewards members can complete missions to win waffle fries, nuggets, and cookies, among other treats.

At the same time, the chicken chain also announced a flood of new bovine-based fun aimed at younger fans on its sister entertainment app, including “Udder Chaos,” a four-minute animated short, as well as the “Cow Tales” podcast.

Chicken? Run!

As a result, iOS downloads for both apps have soared, with “Chick-fil-A Play” clocking 103,061 downloads on Monday — almost 52% more than it managed in the 29 days before combined.

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GM has reportedly rehired more than 100 former Cruise employees, 18 months after shuttering the robotaxi unit

GM has rehired more than 100 employees it let go early last year when it shuttered Cruise, its former robotaxi business, according to reporting by The Information.

The hiring spree, which also includes employees from Nvidia and Uber, is geared toward ramping up GM’s plans for personal-use self-driving vehicles and not robotaxis. The former had been the focus of Cruise, prior to GM shuttering it in 2024.

Reporting last fall revealed that GM was attempting to rehire some former Cruise employees, but the scope of that effort wasn’t clear. More than 1,000 employees were laid off when the automaker scrapped Cruise, which it invested $10 billion into.

Google’s Waymo, Cruise’s former chief rival, is now worth $126 billion after a $16 billion funding round earlier this year. The company says it’s serving 500,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the US.

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Exclusive: With Some 100 Rehired Cruise Employees, GM Pursues Eyes-Off Autonomous Cars

Reporting last fall revealed that GM was attempting to rehire some former Cruise employees, but the scope of that effort wasn’t clear. More than 1,000 employees were laid off when the automaker scrapped Cruise, which it invested $10 billion into.

Google’s Waymo, Cruise’s former chief rival, is now worth $126 billion after a $16 billion funding round earlier this year. The company says it’s serving 500,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the US.

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