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Amazon DynamoDB global tables with multi-Region strong consistency now supports additional AWS Regions and cross-continent configurations
Starting today, Amazon DynamoDB global tables with multi-Region strong consistency (MRSC) is available in five additional AWS Regions: Canada (Central), Europe (Stockholm), Europe (Spain), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), and Asia Pacific (Singapore), bringing the total number of supported Regions to 15.
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New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 brings AI-assisted tool approvals, more control over agent conversations, and shared skills and instructions for your organization. You can also review plans with the Codex agent and manage MCP tools with persistent controls.
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available on all supported compute types. This release adds named handlers for row-at-a-time scalar UDFs, removes the five-UDF-call-per-query limit, and aligns scalar TIMESTAMP inputs with PySpark behavior.
Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)
You can now build governed data and AI apps without code. Genie App Builder authors apps in natural language, App Spaces enforce governance, and Serverless Micro Apps scale to zero when idle. See Governed agentic app building .
Non-deterministic aggregate functions are supported with dynamic table incremental refresh (General availability)
Non-deterministic aggregate functions such as approx count distinct , approx percentile , and approx top k are now supported with dynamic table incremental refresh in INCREMENTAL, AUTO, and ADAPTIVE refresh modes. For incremental refresh, these functions are supported only in the SELECT clause. any value remains unsupported.
More ways to request and configure Copilot code reviews
GitHub Copilot code review now offers additional personal configurations to an expanded set of Copilot plans and an enterprise-level default setting. These improvements are now generally available: A dedicated personal settings page for automatic review and your default review effort An enterprise-wide default review effort setting for organization-owned...
Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actions
This is the final notification that Node 20 is no longer available on GitHub Actions runners. Runners now use Node 24 for JavaScript actions. The temporary ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION opt-out is no longer available. If you maintain a JavaScript action, update its runs.using value to node24 and publish a new release as soon as possible.
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Amazon ElastiCache Global Datastore now supports tagging and tag-based access control
Amazon ElastiCache now supports resource tagging and tag-based access control (TBAC) for Global Datastore. Previously, ElastiCache supported tagging on all resources except Global Datastore, which prevented customers from applying a single, consistent permission and cost-allocation model across their ElastiCache fleet.
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) adds support for 5 MongoDB aggregation stages and change stream capabilities in version 8.0.2
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports retryable writes, 5 new aggregation stages, and change stream enhancements starting from minor version 8.0.2. This release expands MongoDB API compatibility and improves query performance, making it easier to migrate MongoDB workloads to Amazon DocumentDB without application code changes.
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports retryable writes
For developers building MongoDB-compatible applications, retryable writes improve application resilience during transient errors such as network interruptions or primary failovers.
Amazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, 14.24
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL versions 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24, which include bug fixes from the PostgreSQL community and Aurora-specific enhancements.
Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints
Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints, letting you connect to your cache directly from a laptop, a serverless function, or any application running outside AWS, without setting up a VPN, a bastion host, or an SSH tunnel.
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL now supports direct querying of Apache Iceberg and Parquet data in your data lake
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL now supports direct queries of data stored in Apache Iceberg and Parquet formats within data lakes. This eliminates the need for ETL pipelines when combining transactional data with historical records.
Amazon Aurora serverless now scales faster to support agentic AI and other bursty workloads
Amazon Aurora serverless now scales in even larger steps, adding up to 16 ACUs to its current capacity within a second and continuing to scale up to 256 ACUs as your workload grows. With this launch, your workload will scale faster and reach capacity that it requires.
Amazon Aurora and RDS now support AMD-based R8a instances
Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS now support R8a database instances powered by 5th generation AMD EPYC processors, expanding the choice available for your database workloads. Each vCPU in R8a database instances corresponds to a physical CPU core, which delivers consistent per-core performance.