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

Tableau Software Brings Out The Data Analyst In Us All

Recently named as one of the top workplaces in its home state of Washington, it turns out that Tableau Software is capable of a whole lot more than just creating a thriving company culture. SiliconANGLE has previously reported on how Tableau has gained a lot of traction in the business intelligence segment over the last ...

FCC Gives Cable Operators Go-Ahead To Encrypt Basic Services

Cable operators have been granted permission to use a powerful tool in their battle to prevent illegal access to their content, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to allow them to encrypt their basic services. According to a report by Bloomberg, the FCC voted unanimously (5-0) to allow cable operators to encrypt broadcasts of ...

EU Gets the Knives Out for Microsoft & Google

Bad news for Microsoft and Google – the two computer giants are bracing themselves for a hammering with the full force of EU regulations in the next few days, as privacy and anti-trust complaints against them finally come to a head. Reports indicate that Microsoft is set to be handed a formal antitrust complaint by ...

Could Cisco Have Manipulated The Findings On Huawei And ZTE?

The controversy over a US Congressional panel’s decision to label Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE a ‘security threat’ refuses to go away, with Chinese media sources reporting that the accusations could well be motivated by certain politicians’ financial interests, together with pressure from the big shots in Washington. Xinhua News claims that the Congressional report ...

Panetta Warns Of Cybersecurity Threat; Says US Is Ready To Hit Back

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that the US could launch a “pre-emptive” strike in the face of an imminent cyber attack against it, whilst stressing the need for action to bolster the nation’s defenses against any such attack. In what is said to be the first speech by a US defense secretary addressing cybersecurity, ...

AMD Announces Third Quarter Slump, Blames Lower Demand

Chipmaker AMD has slashed its third quarter revenue outlook for a second time, warning that it faces weaker demand across all product lines than it had first expected. It put down the lack of demand to what it called a “challenging macroeconomic environment.” Not everyone is surprised by the news, as many analysts had already ...

Anonymous Outraged As Wikileaks Hides Behind ‘Paywall’

Anonymous, the faceless grouping of hacktivists that leapt the to the support of WikiLeaks in its battle against US government suppression, has turned the tables and launched a bitter attack on its ally, declaring war in retaliation for its use of a new ‘paywall’. The row first exploded on Wednesday, when Wikileaks and Anonymous clashed ...

Project Hestia Maps Carbon Emissions At Street Level

Carbon emissions have long been the ‘public enemy number one’ of environmental campaigners and ecologists. Those noxious greenhouse gases are the single biggest source of pollution in the world today, and one of the major reasons for Global Warming, hence reducing the amount we pump into the atmosphere has been the stated goal of dozens ...

Big Data Bins Hope To Revolutionize Waste Collection

The trash collection industry has always been a pretty ‘wasteful’ one, what with garbage collectors sticking to their regular, pre-defined routes whilst out and about collecting their smelly cargo. Waste disposal is a dirty job all right, but to quote an often-used phrase – someone has to do it. The only trouble is, it seems ...

RSA Proposes Splitting Passwords In Two To Foil Hackers

Following a spate of high profile password leaks over the last few months, including breaches at Sony and LinkedIn, consumers have grown concerned that their passwords might not be enough to deter cybercriminals from stealing their personal information. With these fears in mind, the security firm RSA thinks that it’s hit on a novel way ...