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  1. Unity Gateway is now generally available

    Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.

  2. Genie Code is now available on HIPAA compliance security profile workspaces with partner-powered AI features disabled

    Genie Code uses Databricks-hosted models, with partner-powered AI features disabled.

  3. Upcoming general availability of Unity Gateway Coming soon

    Extends Unity Catalog governance to runtime interactions, controls AI service usage, and monitors traffic. Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile in mid-September.

  4. Anthropic Claude Opus 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.

  5. Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)

    Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  6. Priority pay-per-token for Foundation Model APIs

    Priority mode is for latency-sensitive applications, requiring partner or open source models.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  9. Google Gemini 3.6 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  10. Meta Llama 4 Maverick is retired

    Replaced by OpenAI GPT OSS 120B, no longer on Google Cloud.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  11. Google Gemini 3 Pro is retired

    Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro.

  12. MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Stores MLflow traces in Unity Catalog tables with unlimited storage and OTel format. Requires compliance security profile.

  13. ai_extract and ai_classify are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Replaces manual text extraction and classification workflows, requires compliance security profile.

  14. Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA)

    Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  15. Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview

    Supports text and image inputs with a 1 million token context window. Access via Foundation Model APIs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  16. Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant

    SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  17. Azure Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon

    Enables read and write operations by default for tools like Slack and GitHub, and can be disabled in Unity Gateway.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  18. Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon

    Enables read and write operations for Slack, GitHub, and others by default, can be disabled in Unity Gateway.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  19. Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance

    Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates.

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  21. OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, and GPT-5.6 Luna now available as Databricks-hosted models

    Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  22. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is scheduled for retirement

    Replaced by Claude Sonnet 4.6, retiring October 9, 2026.

  23. Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are scheduled for retirement

    Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash, retiring October 2, 2026.

  24. Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)

    Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.

  25. Zhipu AI GLM 5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Supports 1 million token context window and long-horizon reasoning. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs.

  26. Budgets are now generally available

    Define spending thresholds with optional per-user overrides and actions like email alerts.

  27. Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image now available as Databricks-hosted models

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring customer compliance with applicable terms.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  28. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

  29. Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1)

    Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  30. Genie Code Chat/Agent mode selector removed

    Genie Code now runs exclusively in Agent mode, use prompts to disable autonomous task execution.

  31. Managed agent memory is in Beta

    Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  32. Lakebase now supports Postgres 18

    Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  33. Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta

    Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration.

  34. Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta)

    Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  35. ai_query is now generally available

    Lets you query AI models from SQL or Python.

  36. Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta

    Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  37. Faster inference tables for custom model serving endpoints

    Ingests through endpoint telemetry, with configurable sampling, and requires AI Gateway setup.

  38. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools

    Adds Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools, allowing coordinated access.

  39. ai_classify is now generally available

    Classifies text content according to custom labels with support for multi-label classification.

  40. ai_extract is now generally available

    Extracts structured data from text and documents according to a provided schema. Supports nested objects and arrays.

  41. Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints is generally available

    Persists OpenTelemetry logs, traces, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables.

  42. Anthropic Claude Fable 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.

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