Free chicken for Drake’s birthday fries Sora’s top app spot

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00:00For the first time since October 3rd,

00:03I said move, go on, shoot!

00:05OpenAI's new TikTok-style artificial intelligence-only app, Sora,

00:09was dethroned as the number one download in Apple's App Store.

00:13The new temporary title holder, not ChatGPT, not even a social media app,

00:19but Dave's Hot Chicken, thanks to a national holiday at the restaurant.

00:24That holiday is rapper Drake's birthday.

00:31For the past few years, the chicken chain celebrates by giving away free sliders

00:35to anyone who downloads the app.

00:37With Drake's birthday falling on October 24th,

00:40it makes sense why the app shot to the top of the charts over the weekend.

00:44According to Wired, Dave's chief technology officer said the promotion drove more than

00:49343,000 new accounts, a huge spike from its usual 20,000 weekly average.

00:56If you're wondering why Drake's involved, he became a major investor in Dave's back in 2021.

01:02And while the details of a deal haven't been disclosed,

01:06the chain hit a new milestone this year after part of it was sold to a private equity firm

01:11reportedly valued at $1 billion.

01:14Sora has since reclaimed its number one spot,

01:18And if you want to learn more about the popular AI app that racked up millions of downloads

01:22in its first few weeks,

01:24First things first, positive affirmations.

01:26Download our mobile app or visit san.com and check out our two-week deep dive

01:31into Sora's world of AI deep fakes.

01:34I'm Kennedy Felton with Straight Arrow News.