Digital media entrepreneur Jessica Naziri recently made waves when she shared photos of her technology-themed wedding, complete with bouquets made of USB cables and portable charging packs for guests instead of sugar coated almonds. She wasn't the first bride to garner media attention for eccentric nuptials fueled by mobile apps and gadgets. Guests watched through headsets as a community manager from the San Francisco startup AltspaceVR officiated the ceremony. Time reported the couple spent $2,531 a piece on their headsets and computer. New technologies and social networks are completely revamping the wedding industry. Today, there are dozens of popular apps taking the place of wedding planners, while couples are registering for bitcoin or Airbnb bookings instead of fine china.

For many years we've been helping clients with the application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. While it can appear complex and intimidating, it's not so bad once you understand a few key concepts. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a sector by buzzwords and hype -- so how do you cut through the noise? Think of AI as the superset -- and everything else is a subset of it. Put another way, AI is the universe and things like Machine Learning, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning is the solar systems that it's made up of.

A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments. The SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up following a two-day flight from Cape Canaveral. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer used the space station's hefty robot arm to grab the Dragon 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the Pacific, near New Zealand. A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments. The Dragon holds 3 tons of cargo, mostly research.

WWE's second-biggest show of the year is set for Sunday night at Barclays Center with SummerSlam 2017. The build towards the pay-per-view has been a disappointing one, though there's plenty of hype surrounding the main event. Brock Lesnar will defend his WWE Universal Championship in what's sure to be the night's final match, and the Intercontinental Championship is the only belt that isn't scheduled to be on the line in Brooklyn. Below are predictions for every match on the SummerSlam card, which features wrestlers from both "Monday Night Raw" and "SmackDown Live." Brock Lesnar, pictured before his fight with Mark Hunt at UFC 200 at T-Mobile Arena on July 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, will probably win the WWE Universal Championship Match at SummerSlam 2017.

Dan Hunter is a prison guard's worst nightmare. But he's not a hardened crim. As dean of Swinburne University's Law School, he's working to have most wardens replaced by a system of advanced artificial intelligence connected to a network of high-tech sensors. Called the Technological Incarceration Project, the idea is to make not so much an internet of things as an internet of incarceration. Professor Hunter's team is researching an advanced form of home detention, using artificial intelligence, machine-learning algorithms and lightweight electronic sensors to monitor convicted offenders on a 24-hour basis.

Messenging app'Messenger' launched a range of new artificial intelligence (AI) features in Australia on Wednesday. The AI, called'M', works almost like a prompting service, where it recognises words and phrases used in a conversation and then suggests relevant content and actions based on the chat between the two users. For example, if you're speaking to someone on their birthday, 'M' will recognise either through a phrase used or their Messenger profile when their birthday is and then prompt you to send a birthday message. Similarly, if you are chatting about making plans or struggling to come to a group decision about something, the AI will suggest you make a plan or start a group poll respectively. If you are chatting in a one-on-one conversation, and one person rises the idea of making a call, 'M' will prompt you to start a video or voice chat.

Colin Priest is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and has worked in a wide range of actuarial and insurance roles, including Appointed Actuary, pricing, reserving, risk management, product design, underwriting, reinsurance, relationship management, and marketing. Over his career, Colin has held a number of CEO and general management roles, where he has championed data science initiatives in financial services, healthcare, security, oil and gas, government and marketing. He frequently speaks at various global actuarial conferences. Colin is a firm believer in data-based decision making and applying machine learning to the insurance industry. He is passionate about the science of healthcare and does pro-bono work to support cancer research.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been warning about the risks of artificial intelligence and machine learning for some time now. The billionaire has said that developments in robotics will lead to disruption in the job market. Boston-area economists concluded earlier this year that human wages decline when robots are introduced. Jobs that are repetitive and can be taken over by AI like manual testing, infrastructure management, BPO and system maintenance will likely decline over the next five years. Some tech jobs could see the biggest impact from AI.

Clustering, or cluster analysis, is used for analyzing data which does not include pre-labeled classes. Data instances are grouped together using the concept of maximizing intraclass similarity and minimizing the similarity between differing classes. This translates to the clustering algorithm identifying and grouping instances which are very similar, as opposed to ungrouped instances which are much less-similar to one another. As clustering does not require the pre-labeling of classes, it is a form of unsupervised learning. At the core of cluster analysis is the concept of measuring distances between a variety of different data point dimensions.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping wealth management and a digital infrastructure specialist believes financial advice practices will greatly benefit from implementing AI in the workplace. Dimension Data believes artificial intelligence is not just for robots and automating traditional blue-collar workplaces - it will also be of great benefit to financial advisers. The firm's chief technology officer for Australia, Debra Bordignon, said AI will cover "the generalist research and problem solving of first-year lawyers, financial advisers, accountants, and doctors." Her comment comes from Dimension Data's latest e-book that aims to provide executive guidance around the assessment of a business' digital enterprise capability. She said leaders across all industries lack tools and models for cohesive strategy and execution, "and so approaches are often piecemeal, falling short of what is required to flourish in the digital social era." "IT leaders are scrambling to understand which strategic assets and capabilities they need to bridge analogue and digital worlds. They want to know how to take the culture and business models associated with dynamic start-ups and bring them into mature enterprises," Bordignon said.