Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

AI

Google’s Gemini Omni Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite support slick media content creation at lower costs

By Mike Wheatley Jun 30, 2026

Google LLC is enhancing its generative artificial intelligence capabilities for creators with the debut of a pair of new media-focused models in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The new additions are Gemini Omni Flash…

AI

LeapXpert lands $180M to extract more intelligence from governed enterprise communications

By Mike Wheatley Jun 30, 2026

Secure business communications startup LeapXpert Inc. said today it has bagged $180 million in a growth round of funding to build out its artificial intelligence capabilities and generate valuable intelligence for enterprises. Riverwood Capital…

Infra

Omen AI raises $31M to help data centers avoid costly downtime with continuous liquid coolant monitoring

By Mike Wheatley Jun 29, 2026

Data center coolant monitoring startup Omen AI Inc. is trying to fix one of the most pressing yet little-known challenges in the artificial intelligence industry after raising $31 million in Series A funding today.…

AI

Software testing startup Arato gets $10M to stop businesses deploying AI systems blind

By Mike Wheatley Jun 29, 2026

Israeli startup Arato Software Ltd. is developing tools for developers to test and evaluate their artificial intelligence applications, and it has just gotten $10 million in seed funding to pursue that goal. Today’s round…

AI

Exclusive: Agentic coding startup Baz brings code reviews to the planning stage as it extends seed funding to $17M

By Mike Wheatley Jun 29, 2026

Agentic coding startup Baz Technologies Inc. said today it’s launching a new platform that sits between developers and the code bases they’re working on in order to catch software vulnerabilities before they enter production…

AI

Patronus AI grabs $50M in funding to stress-test AI agents in simulated environments

By Mike Wheatley Jun 25, 2026

Fast-growing world model startup Patronus AI Inc. is priming itself for even more rapid growth after raising $50 million in Series B funding today. The round was led by Greenfield Partners and saw the…

Infra

Analog chipmaker Onsemi buys Synaptics in $7B all-stock deal to push into physical AI

By Mike Wheatley Jun 25, 2026

Arizona-based chipmaker Onsemi today announced plans to acquire the internet of things and computer interface technology firm Synaptics Inc. in a deal valued at around $7 billion. The deal will help Onsemi, officially known…

Apps

Apple’s Macs and iPads and Microsoft’s Xbox consoles are getting more expensive — blame AI

By Mike Wheatley Jun 25, 2026

The surging cost of memory chips has translated into a bonanza for companies such as Micron Technologies Inc., but for almost everyone else there’s going to be a steep price to pay, with both…

Infra

Applied Materials unveils more advanced chipmaking gear for 3D stacking architectures

By Mike Wheatley Jun 25, 2026

Chipmaking equipment giant Applied Materials Inc. is trying to make life easier for its chip fabrication plant customers, so they can build the extremely complex 3D architectures necessary for the next generation of artificial…

AI

Ornn raises $33M to help companies buy and sell AI compute as a commodity like oil

By Mike Wheatley Jun 24, 2026

Artificial intelligence startup Ornn AI Inc. made a big splash today as it raised $33 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto-focused fund and others to build out a marketplace for computing power.…

Mike Wheatley

Google’s Gemini Omni Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite support slick media content creation at lower costs

LeapXpert lands $180M to extract more intelligence from governed enterprise communications

Omen AI raises $31M to help data centers avoid costly downtime with continuous liquid coolant monitoring

Software testing startup Arato gets $10M to stop businesses deploying AI systems blind

Exclusive: Agentic coding startup Baz brings code reviews to the planning stage as it extends seed funding to $17M

Patronus AI grabs $50M in funding to stress-test AI agents in simulated environments

Analog chipmaker Onsemi buys Synaptics in $7B all-stock deal to push into physical AI

Apple’s Macs and iPads and Microsoft’s Xbox consoles are getting more expensive — blame AI

Applied Materials unveils more advanced chipmaking gear for 3D stacking architectures

Ornn raises $33M to help companies buy and sell AI compute as a commodity like oil

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