Interesting article on LinkedIn about intelligent machines collaborating and communicating together to make decisions.
For example, sensors on your roof could sense that it’s a sunny day. The roof sensor is connected to the thermostat, and based on the data the thermostat receives, it automatically adjusts the inside temperature on the sunny side of the house and lowers the automatic shades before you do.
Imagine having all of the airplanes flying over every country wirelessly communicating to each other—not to all of the pilots, but the planes themselves communicating to each other real time flying conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind direction, speed, and turbulence. Each plane can then better anticipate potential issues and help the pilots respond before there is a problem.
This is another John Corey novel by Nelson DeMille. What I admire about DeMille is that he’s written a couple of brilliant, one-off books set during the Cold War (The Charm School, The Talbot Odyssey) as well as this modern day series about a semi-retired NYPD detective with a sharp, though politically incorrect, sense of humour. This title has many of the signature John Corey features: struggle against the reach and might of the FBI/CIA; grapple with mortal enemy Ted Nash; call on NYPD contacts for off-the-books investigations; act like a jerk but still win the heart of the lovely Kate Mayfield. But it’s also based on a true story, the 
Another great book by Michael Lewis. Although it might be a stretch for anyone who doesn’t already have a passing knowledge of the financial products involved, it’s a brilliant read. He manages to turn some pretty outrageous characters into unlikely heroes, and shines on a light on the murky dealings that led to the credit crunch of 2008.
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