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

Google halts buggy Pixel 6 and Pro 6 phone software updates

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

Google LLC said today it’s putting the brakes on a December software update for its new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones amid widespread reports of dropped calls. The update for the Pixel phones added quite a few new features specifically …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets $337.4M in new equity funding

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

SpaceX Corp. disclosed in a regulatory filing today that it has raised $337.4 million in equity financing. The company, whose backers include Fidelity Investments and Google LLC parent firm Alphabet Inc., saw its value reach $100 billion in October following a secondary …

China launches five-year plan to become a hub of global robotics innovation

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

China announced a five-year roadmap to achieve its goal of becoming a global robotics innovation hub by the year 2025. In the plan announced today, it said it aims to do this by focusing on enhancements in key areas such as control …

China’s largest AI firm SenseTime raises $700M in Hong Kong IPO

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

Chinese largest artificial intelligence firm SenseTime Group Inc. today it has raised about $700 million from its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. SenseTime sold 1.5 billion of its shares priced at HK$3.85 (49 cents), which was at the low …

Appeals court backs FCC in its bid to open up 6 GHz spectrum to unlicensed users

POLICY By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

The Federal Communications Commission won a key legal victory today as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of its decision to designate a large portion of the 6-gigahertz spectrum to unlicensed users. In early …

Waymo to add Geely’s electric Zeekr vans to its U.S. ride-hailing fleet

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit Waymo revealed today it’s working with the Chinese automaker Geely Holding Group to integrate that company’s purpose-built electric robotaxi minivans into its U.S. fleet. Waymo plans to install its autonomous driving systems, known as Waymo Driver, into …

Report: Apple paid some of its top engineers $180K bonuses not to defect

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

Faced with a growing number of its software engineers defecting to its Silicon Valley rivals, Apple Inc. is said to be offering big bonuses of up to $180,000 in stock to ensure key workers will remain at the company. Bloomberg reported today …

OneWeb launches 36 satellites into space as it aims to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

British satellite constellation firm OneWeb Ltd. successfully blasted 36 more communications satellites into orbit from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today. The company has been launching satellites into space on a regular basis this year in order to create a high-speed internet …

Activist investor Starboard Value targets GoDaddy after buying 6.5% stake

POLICY By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

The well-known activist investor firm Starboard Value LP is targeting the web services provider GoDaddy Inc. for a shakeup after acquiring a 6.5% stake in the company. That’s according to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that was …

Didi’s share price drops as it indefinitely bans employees from offloading its stock

POLICY By MIKE WHEATLEY5 YEARS AGO

Shares in the Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Global Inc. took another beating today following a report by the Financial Times that claims current and former employees at the firm have been banned from selling company stock indefinitely. Didi’s stock lost 5.4% of …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Google halts buggy Pixel 6 and Pro 6 phone software updates

Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets $337.4M in new equity funding

China launches five-year plan to become a hub of global robotics innovation

China’s largest AI firm SenseTime raises $700M in Hong Kong IPO

Appeals court backs FCC in its bid to open up 6 GHz spectrum to unlicensed users

Waymo to add Geely’s electric Zeekr vans to its U.S. ride-hailing fleet

Report: Apple paid some of its top engineers $180K bonuses not to defect

OneWeb launches 36 satellites into space as it aims to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink

Activist investor Starboard Value targets GoDaddy after buying 6.5% stake

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