Tesla launches legal war over ‘Cybercab’ name against seltzer company

  • February 24, 2026
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Tesla has escalated its fight over the “Cybercab” name, filing a 167-page, 5-count formal opposition at the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against UNIBEV, a French beverage wholesaler that has been squatting on the trademark. The filing, obtained by Electrek, accuses UNIBEV of fraud, bad faith, and trademark dilution, just weeks before Tesla plans […]

First Solar locks in key perovskite tech with a new Oxford PV deal

  • February 24, 2026
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Photo: First Solar US solar giant First Solar signed a patent licensing agreement with the UK’s Oxford PV, a University of Oxford spin‑off, giving it access to issued and pending patents covering perovskite materials, one of the most important next‑gen solar technologies. The non‑exclusive deal allows First Solar to continue developing photovoltaic devices that use […]

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‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’

  • February 24, 2026
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Over coffee at a Starbucks just outside Austin, Texas, Del Bigtree told me he wants his teenage son to catch polio. Measles, too. He’s considered driving his unvaccinated family to South Carolina, which is in the midst of a historic outbreak, so that they can all be exposed. He prefers pertussis—whooping cough—to the pertussis vaccine, […]