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Snowflake previews multimodal AI analysis, Iceberg v3 GA

Snowflake has launched a public preview for its multimodal video and audio analysis capabilities, allowing users to extract insights from rich media directly within the platform. This new feature supports models like Claude 4 Opus and Gemini 3.1 Pro for analyzing various video and audio formats. Additionally, Apache Iceberg v3 has reached general availability with enhanced data type support, and Snowflake is preparing for its upcoming Summit 2026, featuring speakers like Anthropic's Daniela Amodei. AI

IMPACT Enables direct analysis of video and audio data within Snowflake, potentially reducing data movement and accelerating AI-driven insights from rich media.

RANK_REASON Snowflake announced a significant new product feature (multimodal AI analysis) and a major software update (Apache Iceberg v3 GA).

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Snowflake previews multimodal AI analysis, Iceberg v3 GA

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