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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. Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)

    Genie App Builder authors apps in natural language and App Spaces enforce governance.

    #Databricks AI#Databricks Apps
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  3. OpenAI GPT-6 Luna is now available on Unity Gateway

    It is accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis. Customers must ensure compliance with applicable terms.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
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  4. OpenAI GPT-6 Sol is now available on Unity Gateway

    It is accessed using Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis. Customers must ensure compliance with applicable terms.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
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  5. Shopify connector (Beta)

    It ingests e-commerce data from Shopify into Databricks. Authentication uses Shopify OAuth client credentials grant.

    #Lakeflow
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  6. Variant shredding will soon be enabled by default on new Variant tables Coming soon

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Breaks compatibility with Databricks Runtime 15.4.

    #Databricks SQL#Delta Lake#Lakeflow
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  8. 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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  9. Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes

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

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  10. Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 is scheduled for retirement

    Replaced by Kimi K3, retiring October 30, 2026.

    #Databricks AI
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  11. 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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  12. Unity Gateway support for compliance security profile standards

    Enabled by default for workspaces with compliance security profile. Supports all Databricks compliance standards.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
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  13. 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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  14. Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon

    Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026.

    #Databricks AI#Security
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  15. Managed agent memory and sessions are in Beta

    They provide durable memory and conversation history that persist across conversations.

    #Agent Framework#Databricks AI
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  16. JAR tasks on serverless compute will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Replaces cluster provisioning, available in Lakeflow Jobs.

    #Lakeflow
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  17. The counter_diff SQL window function is now available

    Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above.

    #Databricks SQL
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  18. Window measures on a numeric index column in metric views

    Supports unitless offset and ranges on consecutive integer columns, useful for non-calendar periods like fiscal weeks.

    #Databricks SQL
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  19. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway

    Supports text and image inputs, accessible via Foundation Model APIs.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
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  21. Session restore for serverless jobs is in Public Preview

    Restores Python variables and Spark session into a new notebook for debugging or exploration, requires eligible serverless compute job runs.

    #Lakeflow#Notebooks
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  22. Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API

    Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.

    #Lakeflow#Serverless
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  23. Dashboard enhancements

    Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  24. 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.

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

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

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  27. Maintenance windows for continuous pipelines

    Sets daily 1-hour window for platform updates. Configured via Jobs UI, Pipelines UI, or Jobs REST API.

    #Lakeflow
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  28. Managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines (Beta)

    Creates tables that Lakeflow manages, replacing manual table creation, and supports migrating existing Structured Streaming workloads.

    #Lakeflow
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  29. Anaplan connector (Beta)

    Ingests Anaplan audit trail events and user account records into Databricks.

    #Lakeflow
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  30. Anysphere Organization connector (Beta)

    Ingests organization members and groups into Databricks via Anysphere Admin API. Requires API key authentication.

    #Lakeflow
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  31. Celigo connector (Beta)

    Ingests Celigo audit log events into Databricks using an API token.

    #Lakeflow
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  32. Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is rolling out in Current

    It includes features from version 2026.32.

    #Databricks SQL
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  33. Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available Coming soon

    Replaces full snapshot default, improving performance and reducing cost.

    #Lakeflow
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  34. Partner-powered AI features can no longer be disabled in the settings UI

    Settings API still allows enable or disable until November 1, 2026.

    #Administration#Databricks AI
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  35. See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)

    Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.

    #Databricks AI#Databricks SQL
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  36. The partner-powered AI features setting will be removed Coming soon

    Settings will remain as is, but changes will require contacting the account team after removal.

    #Administration#Databricks AI
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  37. time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets

    Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters.

    #Databricks SQL
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  38. Zerobus Ingest into default storage is now in Public Preview

    Supports tables backed by default storage, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

    #Lakeflow
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  39. OpenAI GPT-6 Astra is now available on Unity Gateway

    Available for enterprise workloads via pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  40. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

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

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  41. Genie Agents enhancements

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

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  42. Genie One enhancements

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

    #AI/BI#Genie
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)

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