Morning Edition · Monday, June 22, 2026
Tesla Files for 'Megapod,' Aiming to Turn Idle Supercharger Power Into AI Compute
A trademark for modular AI data-center hardware ties Tesla's energy-storage business to the buildout's hardest constraint, which is power.
Tesla filed a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) trademark application for "Megapod," an intent-to-use mark covering modular data-center hardware for AI computing that bundles servers, AI accelerators, networking, power distr…
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