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Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy gave his first-ever broadcast interview to NBC's Today show, speaking with host Craig Melvin. When Melvin pressed him on the company's position regarding LGBTQ+ rights, Cathy repeatedly avoided giving a direct answer.
Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy told Restaurant Business he welcomes growing competition in the chicken segment, including McDonald's new push to gain 1.5 points of chicken market share by 2030 as part of an $8.5 billion modernization plan. Technomic data cited in the report shows chicken chains grew 5.3% in sales in 2025, outpacing the broader restaurant industry's 3% growth and burger chains' 1.5%. Cathy said his focus remains on order accuracy, food quality and hospitality, and that Chick-fil-A has no plans to replace human order takers with AI.
Cathy Tie, 30-year-old founder of Origin Genomics—a company launched in March to bring gene-edited embryos to IVF clinics—published a commentary in Trends in Genetics urging public funding and new regulatory pathways for germ-line editing research and eventual clinical use. The push follows the 2018 case of He Jiankui, who was imprisoned after creating the first gene-edited babies, and comes despite bans on embryo editing for pregnancy in dozens of countries.
CNET published its daily hints and full answer list for the New York Times Strands puzzle, edition #928, dated Sept. 17. The day's theme centers on classic newspaper comic strips, with answers including ZIPPY, ZITS, MUTTS, BLONDIE, PEANUTS and PICKLES, alongside a spangram tying the theme together.