Alphabet’s Wing Launches 10-Square-Mile Papa John’s Drone Delivery as OpenAI’s $38B Cap Frees Google Cloud
Alphabet’s Wing unit will begin drone deliveries of Papa John’s pizza across a 10-square-mile zone in Raleigh-Durham, marking its first commercial food service rollout in North Carolina. OpenAI and Microsoft set a $38 billion revenue cap on their deal, allowing OpenAI to deploy services on Google Cloud and potentially boost enterprise AI workloads for Alphabet.
1. Wing Launches Papa John’s Drone Service
Alphabet’s Wing division has struck a partnership with Papa John’s to deliver pizza via drone across a 10-square-mile area in the Raleigh-Durham region of North Carolina. The service will operate daily, targeting suburban neighborhoods and testing logistics, flight safety protocols and consumer adoption ahead of broader expansion.
2. OpenAI Deal Revision Frees Google Cloud
OpenAI and Microsoft agreed to cap their revenue-sharing payments at $38 billion, granting OpenAI the freedom to host models and services on alternative cloud platforms, including Google Cloud. This change may drive new AI workloads to Alphabet’s infrastructure as enterprises seek multi-cloud deployments and advanced generative AI solutions.