Welcome to AI Insider’s The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we’re watching Nov. 30 – Dec. 6.
Weekend AI News Briefs
WisdomAI Secures $50M to Lead the Next Generation of AI Analytics and Business Intelligence
WisdomAI has raised $50 million in a Series A led by Kleiner Perkins, with NVIDIA’s NVentures and others joining, bringing its total funding to $73 million. The company plans to expand engineering and go-to-market efforts as it scales its AI Data Analyst platform, which replaces static dashboards with proactive, conversational analytics for enterprise customers, including several Fortune 500 firms. (AI Insider)
BoomPop Raises $41M to Scale Its AI-Powered Platform for Company Events
BoomPop has raised $41 million to expand its AI-native event planning platform, which automates corporate travel and in-person event coordination using real-time data to generate complete, bookable itineraries. The company is adding leadership, securing new partnerships, and growing revenue as more enterprises adopt AI tools to manage offsites, retreats, and large corporate gatherings. (AI Insider)
James Cameron Rejects Generative AI for Filmmaking Ahead of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Release
James Cameron expressed firm opposition to generative AI in filmmaking, arguing that it undermines the actor–director collaboration at the core of his performance-capture approach. Promoting Avatar: Fire and Ash, he contrasted human-driven production with AI-fabricated performances and underscored the franchise’s continued reliance on large-scale practical environments. (AI Insider)
Gravis Robotics Raises $23M to Expand Autonomous Earthmoving Tech
Gravis Robotics has raised $23 million to expand deployment of its autonomous earthmoving technology, in a round co-led by IQ Capital and Zacua Ventures with participation from several strategic investors. The ETH Zurich spinout is rolling out retrofit autonomy systems across seven countries and deepening partnerships with contractors, OEMs, and rental providers. Its learning-based platform adapts to variable ground conditions to boost productivity and safety as the company moves toward large-scale autonomy in earthmoving and mining. (AI Insider)
Upcoming Earnings
MongDB (MDB)
MongoDB is scheduled to report its next earnings on Monday, Dec. 1, after maket close, with analysts expecting $0.79 per share, a projected 31.9% decline from the prior year. In its most recent quarter, the company posted earnings of $1.00 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.64 by more than 56%. (Zacks)
CrowdStrike (CRWD)
CrowdStrike is expected to report earnings on Tuesday, Dec. 2, after market close, with analysts forecasting $0.07 per share for the October quarter, down from $0.08 a year earlier. (Nasdaq)
Salesforce (CRM)
Salesforce is expected to report earnings on Wednesday, Dec. 3, after market close, with analysts projecting $2.15 per share for the October quarter. That would mark an increase from the $1.86 reported in the same period last year. (Nasdaq)
Snowflake (SNOW)
Snowflake is expected to report earnings on Wednesday, Dec. 3, after market close, with analysts forecasting a loss of $0.58 per share for the October quarter. That would be an improvement from the $0.88 loss reported in the same period last year. (Nasdaq)
C3.ai (AI)
C3.ai is expected to report earnings on Wednesday, Dec. 3, after market close, with analysts forecasting a loss of $0.75 per share for the October quarter. That would be a deeper loss than the $0.52 reported in the same period last year.(Nasdaq)
Upcoming Conferences & Events
NeurIPS 2025
Dec. 2–7, (main conference in Sand Diego, Calif.); Mexico City hub Nov. 30–Dec. 5. The NeurIPS AI/machine-learning conference features thousands of papers on deep learning, generative models, optimization, and theory. Robotics and embodied AI are strongly represented through main-track papers, multiple dedicated workshops (e.g., Foundation Models for Robotics, Robot Learning, Embodied AI), and large poster sessions. (NeurlIPS)
International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo 2025)
Dec. 1–4, Sendai, Japan, the iSpaRo 2025 conference is fully dedicated to space robotics technologies, systems, and applications. It gathers leading researchers to discuss autonomous exploration, orbital servicing, planetary rovers, and extreme-environment robotics. (iSpaRo 2025)
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