Databricks releases, every cloud
- Genie visualizations in Slack replies (Public Preview)
Replaces text-based charts, requires app reinstall for existing setups.
- Genie One web search is in Beta
Searches public web for current info, cites sources as links.
- The Genie One desktop app for macOS is in Beta
Replaces in-browser access, allows native macOS use.
- Connect to the Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams with your workspace URL (Public Preview)
Replaces server hostname with workspace URL for connection.
- Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams is now in Public Preview
Allows data queries without leaving Microsoft Teams. Requires Microsoft Teams setup.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
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- Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)
Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Managed agent memory is in Beta
Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API.
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie mobile app (Public Preview)
Access Genie One from iOS and Android devices. Requires download from Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Genie app for Slack (Public Preview)
Sends data questions to Genie via direct message or @Genie mention. Requires channel owner to pin a Genie Agent.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview.
- Genie One scheduled tasks (Public Preview)
Sends email with results when tasks run, automating weekly digests or daily insights.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)
Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Classification and Information Extraction are in Public Preview
Built on v2 signatures of ai_classify and ai_extract, they provide visual UIs for document analysis.
- Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B now available in Public Preview as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- Managed MCP servers is now Public Preview
Allows AI agents to connect to Databricks resources and external APIs.
- Change default workspace access to Consumer access (Public Preview)
Preserves existing users' authoring permissions, streamlines consumer onboarding.
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- Genie APIs and Research Agent in Beta
Genie Create and Update APIs allow creating and updating Genie Agents. Research Agent enables multi-step reasoning and hypothesis testing.
- Add Azure Databricks Genie MCP server to Azure AI Foundry (Public Preview)
Enables AI agents to connect to Genie Agents and query data. Requires Azure AI Foundry setup.
- Connect Genie Agents to Microsoft Copilot Studio (Public Preview)
Requires Managed MCP Servers preview enabled.
- Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta
Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.
- AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview
Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.
- External MCP servers are in Beta
Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers.
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