Releasesby GlyphBigQuery generative AI functions now support the gemini-3.8-flash Gemini model
BigQuery generative AI functions now support the gemini-3.8-flash Gemini model.
Also shipped Sep 21, 2026Google Cloud in September 2026 →
The query history system table is now generally available
The system.query.history system table is now generally available. Use it to access account-wide records for queries run on SQL warehouses or serverless compute, including execution status, duration metrics, and query source. See Query history system table reference .
Cortex AI Function Evaluation for measuring quality (Public Preview)
Snowflake Cortex AI Function Evaluation is now available in public preview, enabling customers to measure the output quality, cost, and token usage of custom AI Functions and Cortex AI calls against labeled datasets.
Cortex AI Function Optimization for more efficient AI implementations (Public Preview)
Snowflake Cortex AI Function Optimization is now available in public preview, enabling customers to automatically search across prompts and models for improved implementations of custom AI Functions.
Cortex Agents Compact API (Preview)
The Cortex Agents Compact API is now available in preview. Use the agent:compact endpoint to summarize a conversation and pass the compact representation to subsequent agent:run requests. Compacting conversation history reduces token consumption and helps conversations stay within the model context window.
SWE-2 Research Preview in the Agent Selector
SWE-2, Cognition's next-generation software engineering model, is rolling out as a research preview in the agent selector under the "Research preview" section. Choose SWE-2 and a reasoning effort (Medium, High, or Max) when starting a session, or switch to it mid-session with the agent toggle next to the message input; in Slack, use !swe2 .
npx devin-review CLI Retired
The standalone npx devin-review command-line tool and its unauthenticated review page have been removed. Use Devin Review on the PR tab or in the Devin Review home instead; existing installed copies of the CLI will no longer work.
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You can now write the output rows produced by BigQuery continuous queries directly into Apache Iceberg...
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