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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.

Google Challenges FISA Gag Order To Protect Its Reputation

By Mike Wheatley Jun 19, 2013

Google has just issued a legal challenge to the secret FISA court over its gag order that prevents it from being upfront with its customers over how many government data requests it receives. The…

GE Makes Industrial Internet Land Grab with AWS, Accenture + Pivotal

By Mike Wheatley Jun 18, 2013

Looking to capitalize on the launch of its new “Predictivity” Big Data and analytics platform for the Industrial Internet, GE has outlined a number of expanded partnerships with companies at the cutting edge of…

Snowden & Obama Muddy the Waters Over PRISM Access

By Mike Wheatley Jun 18, 2013

Ed Snowden might be holed up in some Hong Kong hideaway at the moment, but that doesn’t mean he has to shut himself away from the world altogether. On the contrary, Snowden was keen…

Microsoft Tempts Schools with $199 Surface RT Discount Price Offer

By Mike Wheatley Jun 18, 2013

School’s out for the summer, and that means that it’s the perfect time to start thinking ahead to next year, especially if you happen to be involved with budgeting for a school district. It…

Adobe Creative Cloud Reignites Subscription Model Debate

By Mike Wheatley Jun 18, 2013

Adobe has finally announced the release of its long-awaited and somewhat controversial Creative Cloud suite of design applications. In a blog post this morning, the company said that hundreds of new features and enhancements…

Google Apps Banned in Sweden Over Privacy Concerns

By Mike Wheatley Jun 17, 2013

In a ruling that went almost unnoticed last week amidst the furore of the PRISM scandal in the US, Sweden’s Datainspektionen (data privacy watchdog) has stepped in to ban a local authority from using…

Facebook To Announce News Reader on June 20?

By Mike Wheatley Jun 17, 2013

Facebook already kicks ass in the world of social media, and now it’s setting its site on dominating news consumption as well. Various reports over the weekend suggest that Facebook is now developing its…

PRISM Scandal Rumbles On: Facebook, Microsoft & Apple Come Clean Over Data Requests

By Mike Wheatley Jun 17, 2013

And so the drama over the NSAgate scandal rumbles on. This weekend, three technology companies implicated in the so-called PRISM spying program released limited information about the number of surveillance requests they had received…

Google Announces Big Data Plan To Eradicate Child Porn

By Mike Wheatley Jun 17, 2013

For all the benefits it brings to the world, the internet also has a much darker side to it that only causes harm. And of these shady corners of the world wide web, few…

Hats Off to Edward Snowden: His Sacrifice Gives You A Choice

By Mike Wheatley Jun 14, 2013

A lot has been said about Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who revealed its secret PRISM spying program to The Guardian newspaper last week. Some have praised the guy as a hero for exposing…