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  1. MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta

    Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

    #Databricks SQL
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  2. Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview

    Adds IP address functions, NEAREST BY join type, and QUALIFY clause, with fixes for MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION.

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  3. Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview

    binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

    #Databricks SQL
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  4. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Imported reports from Power BI and Tableau become AI/BI dashboards. They reuse existing metric views when possible.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  5. 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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  6. Genie One enhancements

    Documents now show citations and version history. Certified visuals are read-only SQL charts.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  8. Dashboard enhancements

    Adds table header color customization and local metric view parameters.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  9. Genie One enhancements

    Genie One chats can be shared with all account users as read-only. Scheduled tasks are now limited to daily frequency.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  10. Lakebase now supports Postgres 18

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

    #Lakebase
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  11. 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.

    #Lakebase
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  12. AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available

    Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.

    #Data Engineering#Databricks SQL
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  13. Genie mobile app (Public Preview)

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

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  14. Genie One enhancements

    Consumer entitlement users can create scheduled tasks without the SQL entitlement.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  15. Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta

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

    #Lakebase
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  16. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Annotation lines can be driven by data or calculations. Six new preset themes are available for AI/BI dashboards.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  17. 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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  18. Genie One enhancements and bug fixes

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

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  19. Lakehouse Replay (Beta)

    Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

    #Data Engineering#Databricks SQL
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  21. Genie renamed to Genie One

    Capabilities remain unchanged, see updated documentation.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  22. Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation

    Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

    #Documentation#Lakeflow
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  23. UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview

    Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

    #Databricks SQL
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  24. Dashboard enhancements

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

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  25. 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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  26. Genie One enhancements

    Chat and document creation are now generally available, allowing users to ask data questions and generate documents from conversations.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  27. Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed

    Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page.

    #Lakebase
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  28. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

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

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  29. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Agent mode thinking traces now cite definitions, respects default sharing settings.

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

    Customization options include colors and logos. Certified objects are prioritized in chat.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  31. Refresh policies and EXPLAIN CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW for materialized views are now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 and above. Available in Databricks SQL.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  32. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

    XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

    #Databricks SQL
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  33. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables can now display banded rows and support default sorting.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  34. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Genie Agents now use Fields instead of Dimensions in metric views and SQL expressions.

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

    Genie One now has a Managed MCP Server that answers natural-language data questions. It works across Genie Agents and Unity Catalog data.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  36. Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects

    Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow.

    #Lakebase#Security
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  37. Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions

    Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects.

    #Lakebase#Security
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  38. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

    Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

    #Databricks SQL
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  39. Lakebase now supports compute sizes up to 64 CU (128 GB)

    Replaces 32 CU (64 GB RAM) limit, enables dynamic scaling for larger workloads.

    #Lakebase
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  40. Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days

    Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days.

    #Lakebase
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  41. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Genie Code now renders non-table outputs and supports Answer now on published dashboards. It also replicates BI workbook visualizations.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  42. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

    #Databricks SQL
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