AWS/Amazon Kinesis and MSK

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams announces Service-Managed Partition Keys for simplified data ingestion

Update·Sep 23, 2026·Not yet verified

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports service-managed partition keys for On-Demand Standard and On-Demand Advantage streams, automatically distributing records across shards without requiring customers to specify partition keys to publish data.

StreamingData integrationObservabilityDeveloper toolsPerformance

Also shipped Sep 23, 2026AWS in September 2026 →

GitHubGitHub Copilot

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.

PreviewSep 23

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DatabricksUnity Catalog

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.

GASep 23

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DatabricksDatabricks Apps

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 .

BetaSep 23

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Snowflake

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.

GASep 23

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GitHubGitHub Copilot

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...

GASep 23

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GitHubGitHub Actions

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.

DeprecationSep 23

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