π New language
- Armenian ( hy ) , available for batch and streaming. Access it by setting model="nova-3" and language="hy" in your request.
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BigQuery 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.
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 donβt 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 canβt 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 .
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Nova-3 Adds Armenian, Plus Improved Models for Tamil, Indonesian, and Belarusian
We have added Armenian as a new Nova-3 language and released improved Nova-3 monolingual models for several existing languages. These updates expand language coverage and enhance transcription quality for both batch and streaming workloads.
β¨ Improved models
Batch models Tamil ( ta ) Indonesian ( id ) Streaming models Tamil ( ta ) Belarusian ( be ) You do not need to change your API requests to access the improvements to existing languages; the updates are live for all users. For more details and to see the full list of supported languages, visit the Deepgram Supported Languages documentation .
Container Images (release 260812)
- quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-api:release-260812 Equivalent image to: quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-api:1.192.25 quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-engine:release-260812 Equivalent image to: quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-engine:3.127.0 Minimum required NVIDIA driver version: >=570.172.08 quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-license-proxy:release-260812 Equivalent image...
FIPS 140-3 Images
FIPS 140-3 images are available for all four self-hosted services, published under the -fips tag suffix: quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-api:release-260812-fips quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-engine:release-260812-fips quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-license-proxy:release-260812-fips quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-billing:release-260812-fips These images run...
Flux TTS (Early Access)
Flux TTS, Deepgram's streaming-first speech synthesis model, is now available in self-hosted deployments as an Early Access feature. Flux TTS is served on the new /v2/speak endpoint, which offers both a batch REST transport and a real-time WebSocket transport. Aura and Aura-2 continue to be served on /v1/speak and are unchanged. Flux TTS is off by default.
This Release Contains The Following Changes
- Flux TTS (Early Access) , Flux TTS is now available in self-hosted deployments on the new /v2/speak endpoint. See Deploying Flux TTS for setup, and the section above for details. Nepali and Punjabi Support , Nova-3 monolingual models now support Nepali ( ne ) and Punjabi ( pa , pa-IN ), in both batch and streaming. See the full announcement for details.
Improved Models Released for Multiple Languages
We have released improved Nova-3 monolingual models for the following languages. These updates enhance transcription quality and accuracy for both batch and streaming workloads.
π Improved Models
Batch models Bulgarian ( bg ) Bengali ( bn ) Bosnian ( bs ) Belarusian ( be ) Czech ( cs ) Norwegian ( no ) Streaming models Bulgarian ( bg ) Bosnian ( bs ) Czech ( cs ) Norwegian ( no ) Latvian ( lv ) You do not need to change your API requests to access these improvements; the updates are live for all users.