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  1. The Genie One MCP server is now generally available

    It exposes Genie as a conversational tool over MCP. The previous Beta endpoint is deprecated and will be sunset on October 31, 2026.

    #Genie#Unity Gateway
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  2. 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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  3. Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 is now available on Unity Gateway

    It is accessible via Foundation Model APIs and requires compliance with applicable terms.

    #Unity Gateway
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  4. Centrally configure coding agents

    Settings apply at agent launch or through mobile device management.

    #Unity Gateway
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  5. Connect coding agents to Unity Gateway with the ug CLI

    The ug CLI handles authentication and configuration for connecting coding agents. It adds approved MCP servers and skills.

    #Unity Gateway
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  6. 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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  8. 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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  9. Unified tracing now includes coding agent activity

    It adds coding-agent activity through the Unity Gateway CLI.

    #Unity Gateway
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  10. 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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  11. Back model provider service credentials with a Unity Catalog secret

    The service reads the secret at query time, allowing secret rotation without service change.

    #Unity Gateway
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  12. Configure provider discounts for external model spend

    It applies to external models accessed through model provider services, not Databricks-hosted partner models. Price multipliers reflect negotiated rates.

    #Unity Gateway
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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. Unity Gateway API and developer tools are generally available

    It supports create, read, update, list, and delete across Databricks tools. Requires Terraform 1.132.0 or later and other updated SDKs.

    #Unity Gateway
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  19. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. Dashboard enhancements

    Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  25. 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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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is rolling out in Current

    It includes features from version 2026.32.

    #Databricks SQL
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  29. 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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  30. 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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  31. 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
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  32. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

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

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  33. Environment version 6 is now available

    Supports serverless and standard classic compute.

    #Serverless
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  34. 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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  35. 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)
  36. Web search in Genie One (Beta)

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

    #AI/BI#Genie
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  37. Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is now available in Preview

    It includes features from version 2026.32.

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  38. Monitor and cap external provider costs

    Tracks and caps spend on Amazon Bedrock and Azure AI Foundry models. Requires enabling External Model Spend in Budgets on the account console.

    #Unity Gateway
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  39. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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