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

Bitcoin Black Friday makes Bitcoin bargain hunting easy

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

While most Black Friday bargain hunters are set to descend on the stores like a pack of rabid animals later today, a new breed of savvy tech-shoppers will do their shopping at home, buying their gifts anonymously using Bitcoin. That’s right, certain …

Bitcoin breaks the bank at $1,000, but its not the only cryptocurrency making waves

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Overnight the value of Bitcoin smashed through the $1,000 barrier for the first time, an historic milestone for the crypto-currency that’s now cemented its status as a viable alternative to government-backed fiat currencies. As SiliconANGLE’s Kyt Dotson reported earlier today, the value …

NSA planned to discredit Muslim radicalizers by spying on their porn habits

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Leaks involving the NSA’s massive surveillance campaign keep on coming, with the latest being that government spooks collected evidence of online sexual activity and visits to pornographic websites as part of a plan to discredit six Muslim “radicalizers”, reports The Huffington Post. …

Google goes to war on YouTube comment spam

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Amidst the rising anger from YouTube users over Google’s decision to integrate Google+ with its comments feature, the company has announced new measures to combat the deluge of spam that’s arisen as a result of the new system. YouTube users have been …

Who needs Big Data scientists? Pretty soon, there’ll be an app for that

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

With all the hype around Big Data, one of the most pressing concerns for organizations is finding qualified data scientists who’re able to translate that mish-mash of numbers into something that makes sense – actual insights that can be used to pursue …

Microsoft plans to kill off Windows RT + merge it with Windows Phone

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

You may not realize it but there’s actually three flavors of the Windows operating system, which can run on a variety of different devices, namely Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone. If you think Microsoft’s strategy here is a little confusing …

BIPS Bitcoin exchange cleaned out in $990K virtual heist

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Bank robbery can be such a hassle these days, what with all the security measures in place like time locks on vaults, dye and CCTV cameras everywhere, not too mention the need for weapons, get away cars and the like. Which is …

Safeplug delivers Tor-in-a-box for anonymous web surfing

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Tor, the privacy network that’s used by everyone from criminals and activitists to the US intelligence services and the supremely paranoid, has just been repackaged for the mass market. Available in the shape of a $49 box-like device, it’s said to make …

Inside the DNA of Big Data: The future of medicine & storage

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

As Big Data gets even bigger, we’re going to need more elaborate ways of storing it than current technology allows. One idea that’s been floated about before is using DNA as a means of storing data, but it’s no longer just a …

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto ‘linked’ to the Silk Road

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

The mysterious entity that is Satoshi Nakamoto is best known as being the person (or persons) behind the creation of the Bitcoin digital currency, but now a new report suggests that he (or she) may have also helped to fund the online …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Bitcoin Black Friday makes Bitcoin bargain hunting easy

Bitcoin breaks the bank at $1,000, but its not the only cryptocurrency making waves

NSA planned to discredit Muslim radicalizers by spying on their porn habits

Google goes to war on YouTube comment spam

Who needs Big Data scientists? Pretty soon, there’ll be an app for that

Microsoft plans to kill off Windows RT + merge it with Windows Phone

BIPS Bitcoin exchange cleaned out in $990K virtual heist

Safeplug delivers Tor-in-a-box for anonymous web surfing

Inside the DNA of Big Data: The future of medicine & storage

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto ‘linked’ to the Silk Road

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