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  1. Genie One enhancements

    Documents now show citations and version history, and support soft tabs for links.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is scheduled for retirement

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

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  4. Genie Agents now uses pay-as-you-go pricing

    Includes 150 free DBUs per month, with usage beyond that billed in DBUs.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  5. 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.

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

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

    #Databricks AI#Unity Catalog
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  8. 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.

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  9. Budgets are now generally available

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

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  10. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Imports Power BI and Tableau reports as AI/BI dashboards. Adds STRING_AGG function for concatenating strings.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  11. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Agent mode uses multi-step reasoning for complex questions. Supports local Excel and CSV file uploads.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  12. Genie One enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds ontology snippets, document edit timestamps, and links, and fixes scheduled tasks bug.

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  13. Dashboard relationships (Public Preview)

    Builds complex multi-fact data models for AI/BI dashboards.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  14. 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.

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  15. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

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

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  16. Genie Code Chat/Agent mode selector removed

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

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  17. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Annotations can be driven by data or calculations, and 6 new preset themes are available.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  18. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Genie Code now includes skills for authoring and maintaining Genie Agents.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  19. Genie One enhancements

    Adds read-only chat sharing and Gmail connection, removes hourly and per-minute task frequencies.

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  21. Managed agent memory is in Beta

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

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  22. Dashboard enhancements

    Adds table header color customization and local metric view parameters.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  23. Genie One enhancements

    No longer requires SQL entitlement for consumer users.

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  24. 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.

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  25. ai_query is now generally available

    Lets you query AI models from SQL or Python.

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  26. Genie mobile app (Public Preview)

    Access Genie One from iOS and Android devices. Requires download from Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

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  27. Genie One enhancements

    Adds chat and document creation from conversations, using Genie Agents and canvas pane.

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  28. Faster inference tables for custom model serving endpoints

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

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

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

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  30. ai_classify is now generally available

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

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  31. ai_extract is now generally available

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

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  32. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Gantt charts require matching start and end field types. Custom visualizations use Vega-Lite library.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  33. Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints is generally available

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

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  34. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Saves visualizations to dashboards and supports Declarative Automation Bundles.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  35. Genie One enhancements and bug fixes

    Customization now includes account-level colors and logo. Scheduled tasks send emails with customizable formats.

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

    Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.

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  37. Genie renamed to Genie One

    Capabilities remain unchanged, see updated documentation.

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  38. AI Search supports selected text columns, sorting, and aggregations (Beta)

    Supports keyword matching in selected columns, sorting by indexed columns, and aggregate counts.

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  39. Foundation model Unity Catalog permissions is generally available

    Requires account team enablement, controls access to system.ai schema.

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  40. Dashboard enhancements

    Saves filter combos as shared bookmarks, adds pivot table column expansion.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  41. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds chat prompt monitoring, knowledge store edit confirmation, and conversation deletion.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  42. Genie One enhancements

    Adds workspace-level customization, certified object prioritization, and user skills.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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