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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.

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Docker dodges another security flaw with new patch

WIKIBON By MIKE WHEATLEY12 YEARS AGO

Docker’s container tech has been hit by more security woes, with the revelation that an earlier security patch has led to a brand new vulnerability being discovered in the software. Docker rolled out version 1.3.2 last month in order to patch a …

UK researchers reveal plans for an “Internet of sheep”

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY12 YEARS AGO

Smart cities might be all the rage here in the USA, but in England the Internet of Things is spreading its tentacles outside of its urban centers, deep into the countryside. Computer scientists at Lancaster University have just launched an 18-month research …

CenturyLink snaps up Cognilytics to beef up its cloud services

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY12 YEARS AGO

Telecommunications giant CenturyLink Inc. has swooped to make its second major acquisition of the week, buying up Big Data analytics provider Cognilytics. It comes just days after CenturyLink snapped up DataGardens, which offers a disaster-recovery-as-a-service product. CenturyLink has made no secret of …

Google scraps its news service in Spain

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY12 YEARS AGO

Google has decided to stop offering its Google News service in Spain after the government there decided to revamp its copyright laws, giving media companies the right to be remunerated by news aggregators. Rather than pay Spanish newspapers to publish excerpts and …

FAA approves 4 companies to use drones for commercial purposes

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY12 YEARS AGO

Despite recently proposing guidelines that would make it almost impossible for businesses to fly drones for commercial purposes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suddenly gone and granted permission for four companies to use them. The companies, Trimble Navigation Limited, VDOS Global, …

Avi Networks snags $33M for campaign to upend network giants

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY12 YEARS AGO

Avi Networks has just burst out of stealth to announce an initial $33 million funding round from well-known venture capital firms Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. With that cash, the company is aiming to disrupt some of the biggest …

Uber to be pre-installed on most Sprint phones

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY12 YEARS AGO

Despite the seemingly overwhelming number of problems Uber is facing over the safety and legality of its services, the company remains focused on expanding its user base. Amidst all the doom and gloom of the last few weeks, Uber’s just popped out …

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