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

Filigran raises $35M to help companies simulate and respond to cyberattacks

French cybersecurity startup Filigran SAS is looking to expand its presence in the U.S. after closing on a $35 million Series B round of funding. Today’s round was led by Insight Partners and saw participation from existing backers Accel and Moonfire, and comes just eight months after the company raised $16 million in a Series ...

Informatica’s blueprints outline how to build generative AI apps in the cloud

Informatica LLC is looking to increase its relevance in generative artificial intelligence application development with the release today of several “blueprints” that outline the best way to create AI applications on different cloud infrastructure platforms. The Generative AI Blueprints are aimed at making it easier for companies to build enterprise-grade generative AI-powered apps quickly on ...

Concentric bags $45M to expand its AI-powered data cataloging tools

Concentric Inc. said today it has closed on $45 million in a fresh round of funding led by Top Tier Capital Partners and HarbourVest Partners. The Series B round also saw the participation of CyberFuture and existing investors like Ballistic Ventures, Engineering Capital, Clear Ventures and Citi Ventures, bringing the startup’s total amount raised to more than ...

Meta debuts slimmed-down Llama models for low-powered devices

Meta Platforms Inc. is striving to make its popular open-source large language models more accessible with the release of “quantized” versions of the Llama 3.2 1B and Llama 3B models, designed to run on low-powered devices. The Llama 3.2 1B and 3B models were announced at Meta’s Connect 2024 event last month. They’re the company’s ...

Law enforcement tech startup Flock Safety uses AI to shut down muscle car sideshows

Community safety technology startup Flock Group Inc., better known as Flock Safety, says it’s pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to detect illegal sideshows – those dangerous, impromptu events, usually at night, where drivers of muscle cars take turns doing donuts in intersections for cheering crowds. The startup says it has integrated AI and machine ...

ServiceNow delivers another earnings beat, but stock dips as guidance disappoints

Fast-growing enterprise software company ServiceNow Inc. maintained its momentum as it delivered another solid earnings and revenue beat today, but unlike in previous quarters, the stock moved lower following guidance that underwhelmed investors. The company reported third-quarter earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $3.72 per share, easily beating analysts’ projections of $3.45 ...

Cisco’s Webex Contact Center platform gets agentic AI-powered chatbots

Cisco Systems Inc. said today it’s bringing agentic artificial intelligence capabilities to its contact center and video conferencing platforms, helping customer service agents and employees boost their productivity through automation. The new capabilities, announced at the company’s annual Webex One event in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, include a new Webex AI Agent that’s designed to take customer ...

Dunia raises $11.5M to accelerate electrochemical materials discovery

A startup called Dunia Innovations GmbH, which is pioneering artificial intelligence-powered materials discovery, has announced its ambitious goal to “change the world” after closing on $11.5 million in funding today. The round was led by Elaia and Redalpine, and saw participation from EIC, Pace Ventures, Kindred Capital, Deep Science Ventures, Anglo American and a number ...

AI startup Tennr raises $37M to automate healthcare document processing

The document intelligence-focused healthcare startup Tennr Inc. today announced it has closed on a $37 million funding round. The Series B investment was led by Lightspeed Ventures and saw participation from a16z and Foundation Capital. It brings Tennr’s total amount raised to more than $61 million, coming just six months after it raised $18 million ...

Runway’s Act-One uses smartphone cameras to replicate facial expression motion capture

Runway AI Inc., the generative artificial intelligence startup that builds tools for AI-generated video creation, has launched a new feature to help creators give their AI video characters more realistic facial expressions. Called Act-One, it makes it possible for existing users to record themselves on something as simple as a smartphone camera, capture their facial ...