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

ContractPodAI rebrands as Leah to expand agentic automation beyond contract lifecycle management

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

Contract lifecycle management startup ContractPodAI said today it’s rebranding itself as “Leah,” the name of its flagship artificial intelligence platform. The name change reflects how the company has expanded from managing contracts to automating many other aspects of running a business, including …

Trump blocks China-linked HieFo from acquiring US firm’s semiconductor assets

POLICY By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Friday to block a multimillion-dollar acquisition that he says would allow a Chinese-run company to access to valuable semiconductor technologies. Delaware-based HieFo Corp. announced in 2024 that it intends to acquire the chips …

Reuters’ investigation claims Meta tried to deceive regulators over fake ads

POLICY By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

Fearing billions of dollars in lost revenue, Meta Platforms Inc. reportedly developed an internal “playbook” aimed at sidestepping pressure from regulators to crack down on scam advertising on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. A special report by Reuters published Wednesday cited internal …

Report: Brookfield Asset Management to launch cloud business focused on lower-cost AI infrastructure

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., one of the world’s largest alternative investment management firms, could become an unlikely rival to cloud infrastructure giants such as Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. A report in The Information yesterday suggests it’s planning to launch …

Moonshot AI, one of China’s leading ‘AI Tigers,’ raises $500M to fill its AI infrastructure war chest

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

Chinese large language model developer Moonshot AI has reportedly raised $500 million in funding at a time when its domestic artificial intelligence rivals are gearing up to hit the public markets. The Series C funding round was first reported by the South …

Elon Musk reveals plan to expand xAI’s ‘Colossus’ data center to 2 gigawatts

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

Elon Musk’s xAI Corp. is looking to expand its sprawling artificial intelligence data center complex in Memphis after purchasing a third building at the site. It’ll house thousands of new servers that cater to AI models and bring the site’s total computing …

Chinese startup Z.ai seeks $560M raise in Hong Kong IPO listing

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

One of China’s largest large language model developers, Z.ai, today filed plans for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It’s scheduled to list its shares on Jan. 8 under the ticker “2513,” and claims that by doing so …

China targets semiconductor self-sufficiency with ‘50% rule’ imposed on local chipmakers

POLICY By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

China’s rapid advances in semiconductor development are being fueled by a previously undocumented rule that requires local chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment, according to a report today by Reuters. According to three people familiar with the matter, the …

SMIC buys out subsidiary for $5.8B as China’s chipmaking progress accelerates

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., operator of China’s largest semiconductor fabrication facility, is going to get even bigger after announcing plans to buy the remaining 49% stake of a smaller foundry it already controls. SMIC said it will acquire the rest of Semiconductor …

Octopus Energy spins out AI-native utility software subsidiary Kraken

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY10 MONTHS AGO

British clean energy giant Octopus Energy Group Ltd. has announced it’s spinning off its most valuable technology asset as a standalone entity. The company said its Kraken Technologies Ltd. subsidiary will become an independent company valued at $8.65 billion after it closed …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

ContractPodAI rebrands as Leah to expand agentic automation beyond contract lifecycle management

Trump blocks China-linked HieFo from acquiring US firm’s semiconductor assets

Reuters’ investigation claims Meta tried to deceive regulators over fake ads

Moonshot AI, one of China’s leading ‘AI Tigers,’ raises $500M to fill its AI infrastructure war chest

Elon Musk reveals plan to expand xAI’s ‘Colossus’ data center to 2 gigawatts

Chinese startup Z.ai seeks $560M raise in Hong Kong IPO listing

China targets semiconductor self-sufficiency with ‘50% rule’ imposed on local chipmakers

SMIC buys out subsidiary for $5.8B as China’s chipmaking progress accelerates

Octopus Energy spins out AI-native utility software subsidiary Kraken

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