Releasesby GlyphBigQuery supports gemini-3.1-flash-lite and gemini-3.5-flash GA models
Both models work in all BigQuery generative AI functions and are available on the us, eu and global multi-regional endpoints.
Also shipped Aug 10, 2026Google Cloud in August 2026 →
AI_MULTI_EMBED support for large video files in semantic video search (General availability)
Snowflake Cortex AI_MULTI_EMBED is now generally available for semantic video search with support for large video files up to 6 GB using the TwelveLabs Marengo Embed 3.0 model, enabling organizations to index and search production-grade video content directly in Snowflake.
Amazon S3 Tables Iceberg REST catalog integration (General availability)
Snowflake can now connect directly to the Amazon S3 Tables Iceberg REST endpoint, so you don’t need to create an AWS Glue integration. This capability is now generally available.
Request Access in Workspaces (Preview)
With this preview release, you can resolve access-related SQL errors in Workspaces by submitting access requests directly from Snowsight. When a query fails because of missing privileges and the user can’t self-resolve the issue by switching roles, the user can submit a request with a reason.
READ METADATA privilege is GA
The READ METADATA privilege is now generally available in Unity Catalog. READ METADATA provides read-only visibility into the same metadata available to the object's owner or a user with MANAGE , including security-sensitive information that BROWSE doesn't expose, such as privilege grants, row filters and column masks, and ABAC policies.
Notion connector (Beta)
The managed Notion connector in Lakeflow Connect is now available in Beta. The connector ingests pages, data sources, databases, blocks, comments, and users from Notion into Databricks. See Notion connector .
Alert system tables are in Public Preview
The system.alert schema is in Public Preview . This schema contains the alerts table, which records the configuration of every alert, and the alert_evaluation_history table, which records one row per alert evaluation. Use these tables to audit alert definitions, analyze evaluation trends, and monitor alert workloads at scale.
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Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA)
Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA). Query templates allow data clean room owners and publishers to share predefined queries without exposing the underlying tables and views. Additionally, table parameters in table-valued functions (TVFs) are generally available (GA).
Table Explorer behavior has moved to the Reference panel
Table Explorer behavior has moved to the Reference panel. Table Explorer has been deprecated. For more information, see "Use the Reference panel" in Run a query .
BigQuery pipelines add automated metadata enrichment in preview
Semantic metadata defined in SQLX configurations now syncs with Knowledge Catalog, and the Data Engineering Agent can generate this metadata from your intent or context.
BigQuery cross-cloud connections query AWS, Azure and Salesforce in preview
Cross-cloud connections query data in AWS, Azure and Salesforce Data 360 from all BigQuery regions, support more BigQuery features and are more cost efficient than BigQuery Omni connections.
BigQuery JDBC driver adds OpenTelemetry tracing and logging
The JDBC driver for BigQuery now supports OpenTelemetry for tracing and logging, with automatic exports to Google Cloud Observability, helping monitor and troubleshoot database interactions. It is generally available.
BigQuery hybrid search with VECTOR_SEARCH and AI.SEARCH is restored
Hybrid search combining semantic and lexical search through VECTOR_SEARCH has been restored, as has HYBRID mode in the AI.SEARCH function.
BigQuery adds ML.TREND, ML.SEASONALITY and ML.DETECT_CHANGE_POINTS in preview
New table-valued functions in the query editor and conversational analytics identify trends, repeating seasonal patterns and structural change points in time series data.