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

QuestDB gets $12M Series A funding amid growing interest in time-series databases

Startup QuestDB Technology Inc. is itching for a fight with more established players in the fast-growing time-series database market after closing on a new $12 million round of funding. Today’s Series A round was led by 468 Capital and saw participation from Uncorrelated Ventures, plus a veritable who’s who of open-source technology founders, such as ...

Healthcare automation startup Notable raises $100M to ease hospitals’ administrative burden

Healthcare automation firm Notable is hoping to expand after raising a hefty $100 million Series B funding round today. The round into Notable, officially named Zealth Inc., was led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from Greylock Ventures, Oak HC/ FT and F-Prime, bringing Notable’s total amount raised so far to $119.2 million. Notable provides intelligent automation ...

Freshworks’ stock falls fast in extended trading despite earnings beat

Customer service and support software firm Freshworks Inc. took a beating today, with its share price crashing after-hours despite beating analysts’ targets on earnings and revenue in its first-ever quarterly financial report. The company reported a third-quarter loss before certain costs such as stock compensation of 4 cents per share on revenue of $96.6 million, ...

Microsoft steps into the metaverse at Ignite 2021, with new tools for building digital environments

Microsoft Corp. is dedicating this year’s virtual Microsoft Ignite 2021 conference starting today to showcase how its cloud technologies are at the cutting edge of digital transformation across organizations large and small. The company is announcing more than 90 new products and services at this year’s event, focused on what it believes are four major new ...

Serverless app monitoring and debugging startup Lumigo raises $29M

Cloud-native application monitoring and debugging startup Lumigo Ltd. has raised what it says is the largest-ever investment in serverless computing: a $29 million Series A round of funding. RedLine Capital led the round with participation from Wing Venture Capital Vertex Ventures U.S. and existing investors Pitango First, Grove Ventures and Meron Capital, bringing its total ...

Arista Networks crushes earnings expectations in and its stock makes huge gains

Cloud networking company Arista Networks Inc. is in big demand and its stock is making massive gains following a blowout third-quarter earnings report today. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $2.96 per share on revenue of $748.7 million, up 24% from the same period last year. That was better ...

Data-driven sales engagement startup Apollo.io raises $32M in new round

Business engagement platform provider Apollo.io, officially known as ZenLeads Inc., spelled out its ambitions today after raising $32 million in a new round of funding led by Tribe Capital. NewView Capital and existing investor Nexus Venture Partners also participated in today’s Series B round, which brings Apollo’s total funding to date to $41.3 million. Apollo ...

Facebook’s AI teams are teaching robots to perceive the world through touch

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence robots into the realm of touch sensitivity with two new sensors it has created. They include a high-resolution robot fingertip sensor called DIGIT (pictured) and a thin and replaceable robotic “skin,” known as ReSkin, that can help AI robots to discern information such ...

Western Digital tops earnings targets but soft guidance sends its stock way down

Despite posting strong fiscal first-quarter results, data storage giant Western Digital Corp. saw its shares lose more than 10% of their value in extended trading today after issuing softer earnings guidance. The company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of $2.49 per share on revenue of $5.1 billion, up 29% from the ...

Cloud sales boost Atlassian earnings and its stock nears an all-time high

Enterprise collaboration and app development software firm Atlassian Corp. Plc. delivered another impressive quarterly report today, beating analysts’ expectations on profit and revenue and sending its stock higher after-hours. The company reported a fiscal first-quarter profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 46 cents per share on revenue of $614 million, up 34% ...