Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile.

Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach.

Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Thomson Reuters snaps up AI-powered tax automation startup SafeSend for $600M

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

The global media organization and technology services provider Thomson Reuters Corp. said today it has acquired the tax automation software company SafeSend in a $600 million all-cash deal. Michigan-based SafeSend, officially known as cPaperless LLC, was founded in 2008. It built a …

Appeals court ruling kills off efforts to restore FCC net neutrality rules

POLICY By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

A U.S. appeals court today ruled the Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules first implemented by former President Barack Obama. The ruling ends a decade-plus-long effort by Democrats to gain more oversight over …

Meta plans to flood social media with AI-generated users and content

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Meta Platforms Inc. plans to flood Facebook and other social media platforms with artificial intelligence-powered user profiles, one of its top executives has said. Over the last year, Meta has been developing and promoting various new AI tools across Facebook, Instagram and other …

Encode and the ‘godfather of AI’ join Elon Musk’s bid to block OpenAI’s for-profit switch

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Encode, a nonprofit organization that co-sponsored California’s failed SB 1047 AI safety legislation, is joining forces with Elon Musk to oppose OpenAI’s plan to repivot as a fully for-profit company. The youth-led advocacy group that represents people in dozens of countries said …

TikTok parent ByteDance plans to spend $7B on cloud-based GPUs this year to fuel its AI ambitions

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance Ltd. reportedly has a plan to get around tough U.S. restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips to China. The company is said to be planning to spend a whopping $7 billion on Nvidia Corp.’s most powerful …

Alibaba Cloud announces aggressive LLM price cuts in bid to dominate China’s AI market

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Alibaba Cloud said Tuesday that it’s slashing the price of access to its most advanced large language models by up to 85% in a bid to generate more interest from Chinese businesses. The move was announced via WeChat and first reported by …

Employer.com acquires troubled bookkeeping startup Bench, ending chaos for customers

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Just days after shocking and angering some customers over the manner of its sudden shutdown, the accounting software startup Bench Accounting Inc. says it’s now being acquired by Employer.com Inc. The acquisition was announced in blog posts on both companies’ websites today, with Bench …

Mexico to launch emergency app for citizens facing deportation from US

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Mexican officials say they’re developing a new emergency mobile application that’s meant to aid citizens in the U.S. who fear imminent detention by immigration authorities. The app, which was announced by Mexico Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente, will go live …

US proposes tougher cybersecurity rules for healthcare organizations

SECURITY By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Healthcare providers in the United States might be forced to beef up their cybersecurity practices in the wake of new proposals made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It proposes new measures that would require healthcare services providers to …

StruxHub raises $4M to streamline construction operations management

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Construction operations software startup StruxHub Inc. said today it has closed on a $4 million seed funding round led by Brick and Mortar Ventures. Others, including FJ Labs, Holcim and a host of angel investors, also participated in the raise. StruxHub has …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Thomson Reuters snaps up AI-powered tax automation startup SafeSend for $600M

Appeals court ruling kills off efforts to restore FCC net neutrality rules

Encode and the ‘godfather of AI’ join Elon Musk’s bid to block OpenAI’s for-profit switch

Employer.com acquires troubled bookkeeping startup Bench, ending chaos for customers

Mexico to launch emergency app for citizens facing deportation from US

US proposes tougher cybersecurity rules for healthcare organizations

StruxHub raises $4M to streamline construction operations management

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