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

Elon Musk-backed xAI debuts its first multimodal model, Grok-1.5V

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

The Elon Musk-led artificial intelligence startup xAI Corp. unveiled its first multimodal model late Friday, adding to an AI arms race that never seems to end. It’s called Grok-1.5 Vision or Grok-1.5V, and it goes much further than the original Grok-1 large …

Simbian raises $10M to automate security operations with generative AI

SECURITY By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Simbian Inc., a startup that has developed what it says is the first generative artificial intelligence copilot for cybersecurity teams, revealed today that it has closed on an oversubscribed, $10 million seed funding round to launch its new platform. Today’s round was …

PeerDB raises $3.6M to accelerate PostgreSQL data movement

BIG DATA By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Startup PeerDB Inc., which has built a data movement platform specifically for open-source PostgreSQL database management systems, said today it has closed on a seed funding round worth $3.6 million. Leading the investment was 8VC, and it was joined by Y Combinator, Wayfinder …

New bill aims to force AI firms to disclose use of copyrighted material

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress introduced a new bill on Tuesday that would force artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI and Google LLC to reveal exactly what copyrighted material they use to train their large language models, which power generative AI chatbots …

Mistral AI debuts Mixtral 8x22B, one of the most powerful open-source AI models yet

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

The Paris-based open-source generative artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI today released another big large language model in an effort to keep pace with the industry’s big boys. The new Mixtral 8x22B model is expected to outperform the company’s previous model, Mixtral 8x7B. …

PVML raises $8M to secure access to sensitive data with Differential Privacy tech

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

PVML Ltd., an Israeli startup that’s using artificial intelligence technology to enhance access to organizations’ most sensitive data, said today it has closed on an $8 million seed funding round. The lead investor was NFX, and it was supported by FJ Labs …

Secretive robotics startup Collaborative Robotics closes on $100M round

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

The robotics startup Collaborative Robotics Inc. said today it has closed on a bumper $100 million round of funding. Today’s Series B round was led by General Catalyst and saw the participation of a host of other new investors, including Bison Ventures, …

Financial operations platform FloQast raises $100M in late-stage funding

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Finance and accounting operations startup FloQast Inc. wants to enhance its platform with more artificial intelligence capabilities after closing on a $100 million late-stage funding round. Announced today, the Series E round was led by existing backer ICONIQ Growth and saw participation …

Georgia Tech announces Nvidia-powered AI supercomputer for students

AI By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

The Georgia Institute of Technology said today it has partnered with Nvidia Corp. to create an artificial intelligence supercomputer hub that’s dedicated to teaching students. Called AI Makerspace, it has been deployed at Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering where it will serve …

Onum raises $28M to help organizations extract their most valuable data in real time

BIG DATA By MIKE WHEATLEY2 YEARS AGO

Big data observability startup Onum said today it’s ready to accelerate its ambitious growth plans after closing on a $28 million early-stage round of funding. The Series A round was led by one of Europe’s top specialist business-to-business software investors, Dawn Capital, and …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Elon Musk-backed xAI debuts its first multimodal model, Grok-1.5V

Simbian raises $10M to automate security operations with generative AI

PeerDB raises $3.6M to accelerate PostgreSQL data movement

New bill aims to force AI firms to disclose use of copyrighted material

Mistral AI debuts Mixtral 8x22B, one of the most powerful open-source AI models yet

PVML raises $8M to secure access to sensitive data with Differential Privacy tech

Secretive robotics startup Collaborative Robotics closes on $100M round

Financial operations platform FloQast raises $100M in late-stage funding

Georgia Tech announces Nvidia-powered AI supercomputer for students

Onum raises $28M to help organizations extract their most valuable data in real time

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