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.

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OpenAI researchers pit two AI models against each other in a game of deception to improve AI explainability

OpenAI today published a research paper that outlines a new way to improve the clarity and explainability of responses from generative artificial intelligence models. The approach is designed to improve confidence in AI systems so they can be relied upon in the most critical use cases where accuracy is paramount. The method involves pitting two models ...

Legal AI startup Leya AB raises $25M to help lawyers boost their productivity

Swedish startup Leya AB has raised $25 million in Series A funding as it sets about transforming the legal services industry with its dedicated artificial intelligence tools that help guide users through intricacies of law. Today’s round was led by Redpoint Ventures and saw participation from a host of others prominent Silicon Valley-based venture capital ...

Pindrop Security raises $100M funding to fight deepfakes with AI-powered voice authentication tech

Voice authentication and security startup Pindrop Security Inc. said today it has raised $100 million in debt financing from Hercules Capital Inc. to accelerate the development of its “cutting-edge” audio, voice and artificial intelligence technologies. Pindrop is the creator of voice authentication technology that’s used by companies to detect fraudsters and authenticate customers in a ...

Hybrid cloud data management startup CTERA Networks targets AI workloads after raising $80M

Hybrid cloud data management startup CTERA Networks Ltd. said today it’s aiming to expand its presence in the “data intelligence” business after closing on an $80 million funding round. Today’s investment was led by PSG Equity, whose managing director Ronen Nir is joining its board of directors, alongside representatives from existing investors such as Benchmark, ...

DeepL launches newest dedicated translation large language model for business users

DeepL SE, a well-funded translation software startup that leverages customized artificial intelligence models for improved accuracy over traditional platforms, has announced the debut of its most powerful AI model yet. The startup’s next-generation language model is said to be designed specifically for translation and editing tasks. It’s based on a highly specialized large language model ...

Logistics software startup Alvys raises $20.5M to become the de facto operating system for supply chain management

Transportation management software startup Alvys Inc. today said it’s looking to cement its status as a leader in logistics and supply chain operations management after closing on a $20.5 million early-stage round of funding. The Series A round was led by Titanium Ventures and saw participation from Picus Capital, RTP and Bonfire. The company says ...

Google rolls out a host of new features for AI developers

Google LLC today announced a host of new, developer-focused updates at its I/O Connect Bengaluru event in India today, including a new integration between Project IDX and Android Studio, so developers can build their apps using a web browser on any device. It also introduced Firebase AI Monitoring, a new dashboard that shows real-time insights ...

Open AI chiplet startup DreamBig Semiconductor raises $75M in funding

Artificial intelligence chip startup DreamBig Semiconductor Inc. said today it has closed on a $75 million equity round of funding, bringing its total amount raised to more than $93 million, according to Crunchbase data. Today’s round was co-led by the Samsung Catalyst Fund and the Sutardja Family, and saw participation from new investors such as ...

Former OpenAI and Tesla exec Andrej Karpathy dives into education with AI-native school

Andrej Karpathy, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher who previously served as the head of AI at Tesla Inc. in between two stints at OpenAI, has announced plans to launch a new “AI-native” education startup. The computer scientist and occasional educator revealed the launch of Eureka Labs LLC in a post on X today, describing his ...

Docyt AI debuts world’s first AI bookkeeper to revitalize the accounting profession

Artificial intelligence-powered accounting automation technology startup Docyt AI Inc. has announced the debut in beta of what it says is the world’s first AI bookkeeper. It’s essentially a kind of virtual assistant for accounting teams, designed to streamline back office accounting operations by automating previously manual tasks that are time-consuming. By enabling continuous reconciliation of ...