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I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
Hands-on review finds the $4,017 Unitree Go2 Pro robot dog affordable but impractical, as Unitree reaches a $34 billion valuation after its IPO.
Ars Technica reviewed the Unitree Go2 Pro quadruped, purchased for $4,017, finding it astonishingly cheap but of limited practical use; it collapsed from battery drain and heat (84°C internal temperature) on an uphill walk at 87°F. Unitree democratized quadruped research, sells humanoid robots from $13,500, and debuted on the Shanghai stock exchange on August 19 with shares rising over fivefold on day one, valuing the company at $34 billion. Its robots now face legal restrictions in the United States, and it competes with Boston Dynamics, whose Spot starts around $75,000.
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Ransomware attackers are zeroing in on mid-market companies
Black Kite found mid-market firms were 73% of disclosed ransomware victims in North America and Europe from January 2023 to June 2026.
Black Kite analyzed 13,336 publicly disclosed ransomware and data-extortion incidents with known revenue between January 2023 and June 2026, finding mid-market companies (annual revenue $10M-$1B) accounted for 73% of victims in North America and Europe, consistently between 72% and 75%. Manufacturing was the most affected sector, followed by professional, scientific, and technical services and construction. Of more than 120,000 assessed mid-market organizations, 54.7% had at least one significant patch-management issue on a public-facing system, over a quarter had a known-exploited vulnerability, and nearly one-third had stealer-log credential findings.
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If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them
Opinion essay argues the US should nationalize OpenAI and Anthropic into public labs if markets reject their trillion-dollar IPO valuations.
Sanders and Schneier argue in The Guardian that OpenAI and Anthropic may never be sustainably profitable, citing commodity models, short depreciation windows, and free open-source competitors only months behind in capability. They propose converting the labs into US national labs or regulated public utilities if markets reject their recently filed IPOs, which buzz valued at trillions of dollars. They cite public backlash to AI datacenters, Nvidia's slumping stock, and public AI labs in Switzerland, Spain, and Singapore as context.
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Generative Marketing Mix Modeling: A Causal Inference Framework Linking GEO and GEM to Business Impact
Paper proposes Generative Marketing Mix Modeling to causally estimate Generative Engine Optimization and Marketing effects on business outcomes.
The authors develop GMMM, a causal inference framework for measuring how often users see and notice a firm's name in generated answers, which standard marketing data ignore. For GEO it combines repeated generated answers with question counts, shares of generative-system usage and notice probabilities; for GEM it uses sponsored placement records with notice probabilities. The framework compares expected business responses under alternative treatment sequences, establishes identification conditions, and is evaluated on simulated product-recommendation answers in English and Japanese.
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Top 10 Best Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions in 2026
A 2026 buyer's guide ranks UEM platforms, recommending Intune for Microsoft 365 shops, Jamf for Apple estates, and SOTI for rugged devices.
The guide ranks ten unified endpoint management platforms for 2026, recommending Microsoft Intune for Microsoft 365 organizations, Jamf for Apple-heavy estates, and SOTI for rugged, kiosk, and industrial devices. It notes VMware Workspace ONE now operates as Omnissa after Broadcom divested the End-User Computing division, and that BlackBerry sold Cylance to Arctic Wolf in February 2025 while retaining BlackBerry UEM. The article provides a coverage checklist spanning Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, kiosks, legacy on-prem Windows, and wearables/IoT.
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Three-quarters of Ransomware Attacks Target Mid-Market Firms
Black Kite research finds roughly 75% of ransomware attacks target mid-market firms, with manufacturers hit most often.
Attack-surface management vendor Black Kite published findings that about three-quarters of ransomware attacks target mid-market organizations. Manufacturing is the sector most likely to be attacked. The report frames mid-market companies as the sweet spot for ransomware operators.
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Evolve your marketing with new AI tools
Google announced new AI and agentic features across Google Ads and Google Analytics to simplify marketing workflows.
Google published a product announcement introducing AI and agentic experiences across Google Ads and Google Analytics. The features are aimed at simplifying marketing workflows. No technical details, benchmarks, or security-relevant content were included.
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How Zapier transformed core marketing processes with ChatGPT Work
Zapier's enterprise marketing team uses ChatGPT Work to cut lead-funnel drop-offs and automate reporting.
OpenAI published a customer story on how Zapier's enterprise marketing team adopted ChatGPT Work. Use cases include reducing lead funnel drop-offs, building campaign assets, and automating reporting. This is marketing case-study content rather than a product or research announcement.
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