Perplexity just launched a Snowflake App Connector for its Computer platform, letting employees query enterprise databases in plain language without writing SQL. Admins retain strict role-based controls and OAuth permissions, with a guarantee that data won't train models. Available now for Pro, Max, and Enterprise users, it brings Perplexity's own internal Slackbot workflow to all teams.
Anthropic just officially opened its Sydney office, naming former Snowflake executive Theo Hourmouzis as General Manager for Australia and New Zealand. The local hub will deepen enterprise partnerships with Canva, Xero, and Commonwealth Bank while delivering on Anthropic's recent MOU with the Australian government.
OpenAI and Snowflake just teamed up in a multi-year, $200 million deal to bring advanced AI models straight into enterprise data. Companies can now query OpenAI models through SQL or natural language inside Cortex AI to build custom agents without moving their data. Why it matters: It bridges the gap between frontier intelligence and secure enterprise databases.
Meta just detailed how US military agencies and defense contractors are using its open Llama models in the field. Defense startup Legion built SOFChat for special operations forces to draft intel reports 18 times faster, while EdgeRunner AI is running models offline on standard laptops. Why it matters: Meta is making the case that open-source AI is essential for national defense.
Google DeepMind researchers just proved that single-vector embeddings have a fundamental geometric limit that breaks advanced RAG setups. On their new LIMIT stress test, top embedding models from Google and Snowflake saw recall drop below 20%, while old-school BM25 excelled. Why it matters: simply scaling models won't fix retrieval.
TwelveLabs just locked in $30 million in fresh strategic funding, bringing its total to $107.1 million, to advance its dedicated video search and analysis AI. Backed by Snowflake, Databricks, and In-Q-Tel, the startup also hired former SK Telecom CTO and Siri architect Yoon Kim as president. Why it matters: While tech giants push general multimodal models, TwelveLabs bets purpose-built video models will dominate enterprise archives and security workflows.
NVIDIA just broke down how its AI Foundry service helps companies build custom generative AI models using proprietary data. Powered by DGX Cloud, the NeMo platform, and support for Llama 3.1, it lets businesses forge and deploy tailored models as NIM microservices without building infrastructure from scratch.
Snowflake just launched Arctic LLM, an enterprise-focused open model licensed under Apache 2.0 for research and commercial use. Using a 480B-parameter MoE architecture that only activates 17B parameters at a time, it cost just $2 million to train and targets SQL generation and corporate coding workloads. Snowflake claims it outperforms rivals like Databricks’ DBRX on database tasks.
