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  1. Service principal Genie usage is billed at standard pricing

    It excludes service principals from the free monthly usage allowance.

    #AI/BI#Genie#Genie Agents
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  2. Databricks Runtime 19: September 21, 2026

    It supports truncate and trim_array functions in SQL and DataFrame APIs. Session environment variables are set using spark.pythonWorkerEnv.

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  3. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    The dataset results table and metric view preview grid now include features like column pinning and natural-language filtering.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  4. Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes

    PDF upload limit increased to 100 pages, and agents now only use attached sources.

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  5. Skills in Genie One support multiple files and folders

    Includes up to 3 folders deep and 50 files or folders per skill, limited to text files.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  6. Account-only user access to Genie One (Beta)

    Eligible users are enrolled automatically, governed by Unity Catalog permissions.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  8. Dashboard enhancements

    Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.

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  9. Databricks-provided MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code are generally available

    Supports Google Drive, Gmail, and other tools, governed by Unity Catalog and Unity Gateway.

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  10. Genie Agents enhancements

    The agent monitoring table now has a column picker and citations can point to specific pages in volume files.

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

    Pinning a chat keeps it at the top of the sidebar. The mobile app supports MCP write actions.

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  12. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    It converts SQL datasets to local metric views and understands SQL dataset parameters.

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  13. Genie Agents enhancements

    Each Genie Agent now supports up to 50 data sources and stores up to 200,000 conversations.

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

    Genie Code skills are on by default and can be customized. Backend steering allows sending messages while Genie One is answering.

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  15. Web search in Genie One (Beta)

    Searches public web for current info, citing sources as links.

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  16. Automatic change data feed is now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. Makes MERGE and UPDATE operations about 15% faster.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  17. Databricks Runtime 19: September 1, 2026

    Auto CDF requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. It makes MERGE and UPDATE operations about 15% faster.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  18. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (09/01)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  19. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Embedded dashboards support filter APIs and rich text formatting for dynamic data references.

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  21. Genie One enhancements

    The Ask Genie button is hidden in embedded dashboards when unsupported. Push notifications are sent to iOS devices for scheduled tasks.

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  22. Genie Agents enhancements

    Genie Agents now display SQL function descriptions and use upgraded large language models.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  23. Genie Agents enhancements

    Genie Agents now support chat mode and cancellable API responses. They also offer a downloadable visualizations API.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  24. Databricks Runtime 19: August 24, 2026

    Updates Java to Zulu21.52+15-CA and upgrades Jackson libraries to version 2.22.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  25. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Authors can hide pages in published dashboards. Table column headers can be aligned independently of cells.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  26. Genie One enhancements

    Genie now opens Unity Catalog tables directly and includes visualizations in scheduled task emails.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  27. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Imports reports from Power BI and Tableau. Downloads up to 1 million Excel rows.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  28. Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes

    Content search indexes attached volumes for better latency and accuracy. Analyzing files no longer requires Unity Gateway.

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

    Scheduled tasks now keep run-to-run outputs consistent by looking up past runs. Genie mobile app allows switching workspaces without signing out.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  30. Databricks Runtime 19: August 10, 2026

    It supports collect_union and evaluates HAVING before window functions.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  31. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Authors can remove duplicate subscribers from dashboard schedules. Fixes bugs including duplicate schedule emails and incorrect tooltips.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  32. Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes

    Returns markdown tables, shows longer agent descriptions, and adds comment functionality.

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

    Ontology snippets are now available to all customers without request.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  34. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (08/04)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  35. Genie One and Genie Agents free usage extended through January 31, 2027

    Budget controls do not apply and service principals are excluded.

    #AI/BI#Genie#Genie Agents
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  36. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Visualization widget titles and descriptions now support rich text formatting. Pivot tables also fix grand totals display.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  37. Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds conversation sharing and Private Link downloads. Fixes file upload bug.

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

    Genie One now parses uploaded PDF files asynchronously and enables ontology by default. Mentioning workspace users in document comments is also supported.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  39. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  40. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Genie Code now creates dashboard relationships from imported BI files and supports full undo and redo.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  41. Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning have transitioned to LTS

    Receives 3 years of stability and security fixes.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  42. Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0.

    #Databricks Runtime
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